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September 23, 2025 ·9:00 AM Approved

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR 105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA

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  1. 1 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as well as remote participation until further notice. Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria. The following methods of participation are available to the public: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways: - Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20; - Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and - YouTube (English) at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available) - YouTube (Spanish) at: <https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol> 2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available: - Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at: sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the 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). - Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above. - Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely during the Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance. Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the viewing methods outlined above. Register for Public Comment in advance for this meeting: <https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Gvc_0uCqQSqbTIWXm0IiTg> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining the webinar. Please review the Zoom protocols below, as follows: 1. Once the Chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting. 2. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. You will be able to hear the Board meeting live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid sound interference. 3. The Clerk will call you by name. When removed from mute, you will hear a notification that your line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press *6. 4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair. 5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out. 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. 25-00841
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  3. 3 Board Meeting Procedures
  4. 4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
  5. 5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
  6. 6 Closed Session
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  8. 8 Disability Access and Accommodation Requests
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  10. 10 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session ▶ jump to 0:29
  11. 11 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:43
  12. 12 Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 0:59
  13. 13 Approval of Minutes of the September 16, 2025 Meeting Approve the Minutes Pass ▶ jump to 1:27
  14. 14 County Executive Officer's Report ▶ jump to 1:40
  15. 15 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. Swearing-In for New County Fire Chief Garrett Huff 25-00001
  16. 16 Administrative Agenda ▶ jump to 4:14
  17. 17 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.
  18. 18 Resolutions to be Presented
  19. A-1) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of September 29, 2025 through October 5, 2025 as American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Appreciation Week in Santa Barbara County. 25-00817 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 4:34
  20. A-2) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2025 as National Preparedness Month in Santa Barbara County. 25-00820 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 9:09
  21. A-3) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging the Interfaith Initiative in Santa Barbara County. 25-00827 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 14:47
  22. A-4) Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Kristen Hughes as the Central Coast Medical Association (CCMA) 2025 Physician of the Year in Santa Barbara County. 25-00818 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:46
  23. A-5) Adopt a Resolution of Commendation for the participants in the successful implementation of Workday Financials in Santa Barbara County. 25-00819 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 30:50
  24. 24 Honorary Resolutions
  25. A-6) Adopt a Resolution congratulating Unite to Light upon being awarded the Peace Prize by the United Nations Association of Santa Barbara. 25-00826 Adopted Pass
  26. 26 Administrative Items
  27. A-7) Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution authorizing application to and participation in the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2 Unmet Needs Program Grant Funds, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that authorizes and directs the County’s submission of one application (Application) for the California DHCS Bond BHCIP Round 2 Unmet Needs Program Grant Funds being administered by Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. for new construction of and expansion of services with two 16-bed Social Rehabilitation Facilities focused on crisis residential treatment located near the North Branch jail, in the Fifth District, by budgets to be developed by the County Department of General Services; b) Direct the Department of Behavioral Wellness Director or designee to return to the Board of Supervisors for authority to execute a Program Funding Agreement and any additional funding requirements for a Bond BHCIP Round 2 Award; 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 governmental funding mechanisms and/or administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 25-00821 Acted on as follows: Pass
  28. A-8) Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the temporary staffing contract for elections-related work for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc. formerly known as Robert Half International Inc. doing business through its division Office Team to provide qualified temporary staff for election-related work, for an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because the action consists of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 25-00814 Acted on as follows: Pass
  29. A-9) Consider recommendations regarding a Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Public Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing Agreement for the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project; First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Public Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing Agreement with UPRR to allow the County to install and maintain a new at grade public pedestrian crossing within the UPRR right-of-way as part of the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project (Project); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to increase the budget allocation from $7,620,000.00 to $8,370,000.00 for additional reimbursement to the County of Santa Barbara for work on the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project; and c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Mitigated Negative Declaration (19NGD-00000-00005) adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on September 30, 2019, and that therefore no new environmental document is required. 25-00822 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 36:40
  30. A-10) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Barbara for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Arts and Culture Services and Programs, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute an agreement with the City of Santa Barbara to receive a grant in the amount of $461,986.00, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for the County's Office of Arts and Culture (SBCOAC) to implement and administer City arts and grant programs, and to provide related administrative services; 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. 25-00823 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  32. A-11) Consider recommendations regarding a Budget Revision to support the Santa Maria Park Ranger for Santa Maria Riverbed Patrol, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010768 that establishes appropriation in the amount of $42,864.00 to jointly fund a Santa Maria Park Ranger position to patrol the Santa Maria Riverbed to prevent the re-establishment of encampments in the Riverbed; 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)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 25-00824 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 39:25
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  34. A-12) Consider recommendations regarding Resolutions authorizing County Counsel to Partially Settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) with Purdue/Sackler Family and Eight Opioid Manufacturers, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) as to defendants Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers: i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family and its “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the litigation; ii) Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to receive and direct the use of a portion of settlement funds distributed to the State of California for approved opioid abatement activities; and iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency fees of Outside Counsel Keller Rohrback from the recovered settlement funds in an amount not to exceed 15% of the County’s recovery plus costs; b) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) as to defendants: Alvogen, Inc.; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Apotex Inc.; Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.; Indivior Inc.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. (collectively, “the G8” Settlement): i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against the G8 and their “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the litigation; ii) Eight proposed California State-Subdivision Agreements Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds, one for each of the G8 parties, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to receive and direct the use of a portion of settlement funds distributed to the State of California for approved opioid abatement activities; and iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency fees of Outside Counsel Keller Rohrback from the recovered settlement funds in an amount not to exceed 15% of the County’s recovery plus costs; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because they consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 25-00840 Acted on as follows: Pass
  35. A-15) Consider recommendations regarding a Contract Renewal for Countywide Security Services Provided by Triumph Protection Group, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Service Contract with Triumph Protection Group in an amount not to exceed $2,531,496.00 for the period of September 23, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with an option to renew thereafter for two additional one-year terms; b) Find, in accordance with Government Code Section 31000, that the County of Santa Barbara does not have the employee resources to provide the security services being performed by Triumph Protection Group and that the County’s economic interests are best served by the contract; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010815; and d) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, as they involve the maintenance of existing public structures that will result in no or negligible expansion of existing use and approve the filing of the Notice of Exemption on that basis. 25-00843 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 136:47
  36. A-13) Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract Amendment with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C. for Privacy Legal Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara, a First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C. in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00 for a term from October 8, 2025 to October 7, 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 State CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 25-00838 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  38. A-14) Approve Budget Revision Requests Nos. 0010804 and 0010816 (4/5 Vote Required). 25-00839 Approved Pass
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  41. A-15) Consider recommendations regarding a Contract Renewal for Countywide Security Services Provided by Triumph Protection Group, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Service Contract with Triumph Protection Group in an amount not to exceed $2,531,496.00 for the period of September 23, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with an option to renew thereafter for two additional one-year terms; b) Find, in accordance with Government Code Section 31000, that the County of Santa Barbara does not have the employee resources to provide the security services being performed by Triumph Protection Group and that the County’s economic interests are best served by the contract; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010815; and d) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, as they involve the maintenance of existing public structures that will result in no or negligible expansion of existing use and approve the filing of the Notice of Exemption on that basis. 25-00843 ▶ jump to 44:24
  42. A-16) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Sensibill Services, Inc. for CalAIM Justice Involved (JI) Medi-Cal billing, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services Agreement with Sensibill Services, Inc. to provide third party Medi-Cal billing services of CalAIM JI for the period of October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027 with a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $540,000.00; b) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to execute any future amendments to the Agreement that involve changes to the Scope of Work, provided that the amendment does not exceed ten percent (10%) ($54,000.00) of the total agreement amount, upon review and concurrence by the Auditor Controller’s Office, Risk Management, and County Counsel’s Office, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. 25-00825 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  45. A-17) Consider recommendations regarding the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows: a) Receive and file the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program FY 2024-2025 Annual Report; and b) 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. 25-00828 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  47. A-18) Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with The Gordian Group, Inc. for Job Order Contracting Program Management, extending the allowable annual maximum amount to $250,000.00, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (Board Contract No. 20198) with The Gordian Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation doing business in California as The Mellon Group (Gordian), increasing the maximum compensation limit from $1,000,000.00 to $1,250,000.00 and extending the Term until November 30, 2025; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project; and Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are the organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment 25-00844 Acted on as follows: Pass
  48. A-19) Consider recommendations regarding Lease Agreement for Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic at 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara (RP Folio Number 003527); Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the attached original and duplicate original Lease Agreement between the United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs (hereinafter “VA”) and the County of Santa Barbra, (hereinafter “County”) for the VA’s use of approximately 6,700 square feet of the County-owned medical facility currently occupied by the VA located at 4440 Calle Real; for a period of five years, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with the first annual monthly rental amount of $27,690.45, based on $4.13 per square foot that includes utilities with subsequent annual rental amounts being increased by three percent; and b) Determine that the proposed action consists of the operation and leasing of existing public or private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use and therefore is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities. 25-00810 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  50. A-20) Consider recommendations regarding Management Classification and Compensation Refinement, as follows: a) Adopt an amendment to the Salary Resolution to revise the County of Santa Barbara’s Classification and Salary Plan Section 2 – to establish additional management classifications and salary ranges and delete unused management classifications; revise Section 3 – Salary Schedules effective October 13, 2025; and revise Section 4 – Department Position Allocation consistent with the June 24, 2024 implementation of the management classification changes that allowed certain employees with existing civil service status to retain that status until leaving their current position; b) Adopt the Resolution which amends the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution No. 24-187) previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024, and amended June 16, 2024, July 16, 2024, and August 27, 2024; c) Authorize the Human Resources Director to apply Management General Salary Increases in 2026 and subsequent years, up to a maximum of 1.5% annually, to employees who will be Y-rated as a result of their placement in the revised classification structure on October 13, 2025 (item (a) above), as an exception to general Y-rating rules; and d) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are 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. 25-00830 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 50:18
  51. A-21) Consider recommendations regarding the Employee Benefit Insurance Program Renewals for Calendar Year 2026, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve the following employee benefit insurance program renewals, each for 12-month period beginning January 1, 2026: i) PRISM Health Blue Shield Health Plans Renew the Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) at the existing benefit levels with a 13.92% premium increase for all active employees and retirees; ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans Renew the Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for active employees and early retirees at the existing benefit levels with a 13.92% increase in premiums, and renewal of the Kaiser Senior Advantage Plans for all Medicare-eligible retirees at the existing benefit levels, with a 9.8 % increase in premiums; iii) Retiree United Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans Renew the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plans for retirees, with a change from the current Medicare HMO Advantage Plan to a Medicare PPO Advantage Plan with a 33.78% increase for the Low Plan and a 27.02% increase for the High Plan; iv) County Self-Funded Delta Dental PPO Plan Renew the County’s self-funded Delta Dental PPO Plan at existing benefit levels, except removing the congenitally missing tooth exclusion, and with a 2.8% increase in premiums for active employees and retirees; v) DeltaCare USA - Dental HMO Plan Renew the DeltaCare USA Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) plan at existing benefit levels for active employees and retirees with no rate increase due to an existing rate guarantee; vi) Vision Service Provider - Choice Vision Plan Renew the Vision Service Provider (VSP) Choice Plan for active employees and retirees with no change in premiums due to an existing rate guarantee; and vii) Empathia Life Matters - Employee Assistance Program Renew the LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at existing benefit levels with no change in rates for all active employees and retirees; b) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to execute all necessary agreements and documents, e.g. renewal letters, amendments, or plan change acknowledgements, required to manage the plans listed in Recommendations a.(i) through a.(vii) in a form approved by County Counsel, Auditor, and Risk Management; c) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to accept revenue from PRISM in the amount of $11,910.00 to support Countywide employee wellness initiatives, such as physical activity challenges and programs promoting mental health and overall wellbeing; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010802 to establish one-time appropriations of $11,910.00 in the Human Resources Department’s Wellness Fund to accept revenue from PRISM; and e) Determine that these activities are not a "Project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because the actions are the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 25-00811 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 54:25
  52. A-22) Consider recommendations regarding Building and Safety Classification and Compensation Changes, as follows: a) Adopt an amendment to the Salary Resolution to revise the County of Santa Barbara’s Classification and Salary Plan Sections 2 and 3 to establish additional classifications and salary ranges; adjust the titles and salary ranges for other classifications in the Building and Safety Division of the Planning and Development Department; and establish a new allowance; and b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are 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. 25-00829 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 56:10
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  54. A-23) Consider recommendations regarding a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, First District, and City of Santa Barbara, First and Second Districts, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for the Shalawa/Hammond’s Meadow Restoration project in the amount of $25,000.00 for the period of September 23, 2025 through December 31, 2026; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the City of Santa Barbara for the Bicycle Parking in Santa Barbara project in the amount of $56,880.00 for the period of September 23, 2025 through April 15, 2026; c) Delegate the Director of Planning and Development, or their designee, the authority to take the following actions, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time: i) Extend performances in accordance with Section 3 of the contracts, for up to one year for good cause; ii) Approve minor project changes in accordance with Section 5 of the contracts, including changes to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project budgets or change in budget items of 10 percent or more; and iii) Terminate the contracts in accordance with Sections 4 and 14 of the contracts; and d) Determine that allocation of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and City of Santa Barbara contracts are not a “project” subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4). 25-00812 Acted on as follows: Pass
  55. A-24) Consider recommendations regarding the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) - Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) 2024-2025 Expenditure and Data Report, as follows: a) Receive and file the Department’s JJCPA - YOBG 2024-2025 Expenditure and Data Report for subsequent submission to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) as mandated by statute; and b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines. 25-00831 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  57. A-25) Consider recommendations regarding a Casmite Corporation Funding and Reimbursement Agreement, Fourth District, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Funding and Reimbursement Agreement between Chevron Environmental Management Company and the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and upon review and concurrence of the Auditor Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel; and b) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative action that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and 15306 as information collection which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. 25-00832 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  59. A-26) Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment with Telmate LLC for Inmate Communication Services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to an Agreement with Telmate LLC to continue providing inmate communication services at Sheriff’s Office facilities for a period effective from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, with no other changes to the contract terms; and b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government and governmental fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. 25-00835 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  61. A-27) Consider recommendations regarding the Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Statement: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows: a) Receive and file the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for FY 2024-2025; and b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment. 25-00836 Acted on as follows: Pass
  62. A-28) Consider recommendations regarding approval of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Equitable Sharing Agreement (ESAC) and Certification, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the United States DOJ ESAC on behalf of the County for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025; and b) 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 it is a government administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. 25-00837 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  65. A-29) Approve the reappointment of Judith E. Koper to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 term ending August 31, 2028, Second District. 25-00833 Approved Pass
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  67. A-30) Approve the reappointment of Alex Rodriguez to the Santa Barbara County Finance Corporation, Inc., term ending July 31, 2031, Second District. 25-00834 Approved Pass
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  69. 57 Item A-31) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:
  70. 58 Administrative Item
  71. A-31) Consider recommendations regarding adopting a Support Position for Legislation on Coroners and In-Custody Deaths, Assembly Bill (AB) 1108, as follows: a) Adopt a position to support AB 1108, which would prohibit a sheriff-coroner from determining the circumstances, manner, and cause of death for any in-custody death and instead would require contracting with another county or a private third-party medical examination provider for those determinations; and b) Find that the proposed action is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 14 CCR 15378(b)(5). 25-00668 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  74. 61 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. 25-00002 ▶ jump to 57:00
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  78. 64 Closed Session
  79. 65 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: Service Employees International Union, Local 620. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt. 25-00845
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  81. 66 Report from Closed Session
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  83. 68 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
  84. 1) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter Budget Status Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file the FY 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter Budget and Status Report as of June 30, 2025, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by the Board of Supervisors; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 25-00816 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 109:50
  85. 2) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report on Food Vending, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury report entitled “Unpermitted Food Vendors in Santa Barbara County”; 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 25-00815 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 136:23
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  88. 72 Adjourned at 12:24 PM Adjourned to Tuesday, October 7, 2025
  89. 73 County Administration Building Board Hearing Room 105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor Santa Barbara
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  91. 74 Challenges
  92. 75 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.
  93. 76 Announcements
  94. 77 The meeting of Tuesday, September 23, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
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