BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
Agenda — 76 items
- 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/@csbtv20espanol74>> 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_DRh0yr0MRYaq0CSHcst7LQ> 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.
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- 3 Board Meeting Procedures
- 4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
- 5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
- 6 Closed Session
- 7 Disability Access and Accommodation Requests
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- 9 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session
- 10 Roll Call
- 11 Pledge of Allegiance
- 12 Approval of Minutes of the March 4, 2025 Meeting
- 13 County Executive Officer's Report
- 14 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
- 15 Administrative Agenda
- 16 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.
- 17 Resolutions to be Presented
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- A-1) Adopt a Resolution Proclaiming March 10, 2025 as Tibet Day in Santa Barbara County.
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- 20 Administrative Items
- A-5) Consider recommendations regarding revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol, as follows: a) Approve and adopt the following revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol; i) Remove the requirement to identify or provide alternative shelter before posting notices referencing the potential for enforcement of applicable County ordinances to clear an encampment in any waterway or other areas where it presents a threat to public health and safety; ii) Reduce, from 72 hours to 48 hours, the period of time during which notices are required to be posted regarding the removal of personal property from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and iii) Reduce, from 90 days to 60 days, the duration of the County’s commitment to store personal property removed from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and b) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions 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-2) Consider recommendations regarding a revenue Agreement for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services with the City of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a revenue Agreement for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services with the City of Santa Barbara (Agreement) for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in the anticipated revenue amount of $278,111.00, inclusive of $138,080.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, and $140,031.00 for FY 2025-2026; b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 27; and, to amend or modify the Agreement rates per the Exhibit B-1, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring additional approval of the Board of Supervisors’, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above actions are 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 and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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- A-3) Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 46A - Inclusionary Housing, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to amend Sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A5, and 46A-6 and implement the specific actions described in Program 4 of the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (HEU); and b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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- A-4) Consider recommendations regarding the Appointments of the City of Carpinteria, Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria and Guadalupe Representatives to the County Library Advisory Committee, as follows: a) Appoint Glynn Birdwell as the City of Carpinteria Representative, Cara Carucci as the City of Lompoc Representative, Mark Infanti as the City of Solvang Representative, Suzanne Hajnik as the City of Santa Maria Representative and Deborah Sykes as the City of Guadalupe Representative to serve on the County of Santa Barbara Library Advisory Committee; and b) Determine that the recommended appointment to the Library Advisory Committee 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)(5), finding that the action involves government organizational or administrative activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
- A-5) Consider recommendations regarding revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol, as follows: a) Approve and adopt the following revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol; i) Remove the requirement to identify or provide alternative shelter before posting notices referencing the potential for enforcement of applicable County ordinances to clear an encampment in any waterway or other areas where it presents a threat to public health and safety; ii) Reduce, from 72 hours to 48 hours, the period of time during which notices are required to be posted regarding the removal of personal property from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and iii) Reduce, from 90 days to 60 days, the duration of the County’s commitment to store personal property removed from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and b) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions 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-6) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010316 (4/5 Vote Required).
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- A-7) Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a cash and non-cash donation greater than $10,000.00 from One805, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District (Fire District) to accept a non-cash donation from One805 of eighteen (18) Starlink Mini Kits and eighteen (18) Starlink Mini Mounts, for a total of $10,252.40; b) Authorize the Fire District to accept a cash donation from One805 of $39,747.60; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010304; and d) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15061 (b) (3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities may have a significant effect on the environment.
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- A-8) Consider recommendations regarding a County Land Loan to Hollister Lofts L.P., for a Permanent Supportive Housing Development Project (Folio 003910), Second District, as follows: a) Ratify, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the County Land Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement with Hollister Lofts L.P for the Hollister Lofts permanent supportive housing project; and b) Find that, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed and no new circumstances or information of substantial importance have come to light regarding environmental effects of the County Land Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement, and therefore the proposed action is within the scope of the CEQA Notice of Exemption approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2019, and on file with the Clerk of the Board, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15004(b)(4), and that therefore no new Notice of Exemption is required.
- A-9) Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as follows: a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer, the annual MSA with Santa Maria Tire, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work attached as Exhibits to such MSA; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
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- A-10) Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report, as follows: a) Receive and file the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report; b) Determine that the County Planning Commission’s actions regarding the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5); and c) Direct staff to provide the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), pursuant to Government Code 65400, and to the City of Santa Barbara, pursuant to the Board’s action to adopt the Mission Canyon Community Plan (April 1, 2014).
- A-11) Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a Sewer Easement on APN 023-121-005, First District, as follows: Acting as the governing authority of County Service Area 12: a) Accept the easement deed from Crandall S. Edwards and Doreen J. Edwards, husband and wife as joint tenants, owner of APN 023-121-005, and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance; and b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
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- A-12) Consider recommendations regarding the recommendation for Appointment of Workforce Development Board Members, as follows: a) Appoint Yvette Cope and Michael Boyer as members of the Workforce Development Board; b) Reappoint Cesar Valladares, Carola Smith, and Justin McIntire to the Workforce Development Board; and c) Determine that the above actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and therefore it is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) and (5) as the proposed action is also an organizational or administrative activity.
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- A-13) Consider recommendations regarding a Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria, as follows: a) Authorize a special meeting to host a Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria to be held in Carpinteria City Hall Chambers on March 14, 2025. The purpose of this forum is to provide additional opportunity to hear from the community on the needs for improved cannabis odor control; b) Determine that these actions do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and c) Provide any additional direction to staff, as appropriate.
- 37 Hearing Requests
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- A-14) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding proposed Cachuma Lake Recreational Vehicle (RV) Hookup Sites Fee Adjustments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Adopt a Resolution that adjusts Parks fees for RV hookup sites at Cachuma Lake Recreational Area. The adopted fees will go into effect once the current RV hookup project is complete; and b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1), (2), and (4) since CEQA does not apply to the establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, or fares. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
- A-15) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Appeal of the County Planning Commission Approval of the Laguna Blanca School Amendment, Case Nos. 24APL-00034, and 21AMD-00000-00003, Second District, as follows: a) Acknowledge the withdrawal of the Appeal (Case No. 24APL‐00034), of the Amendment Case No. 21AMD‐00000‐00003, and that upon withdrawal of the Appeal, the County Planning Commission’s approval of Case No. 21AMD‐00000‐00003 will stand; b) Acknowledge that upon withdrawal of the Appeal, there is no action for the Board of Supervisors to take on the Project or Appeal and drop the item from the Board of Supervisor’s agenda; and c) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAW
- A-16) Consider recommendations regarding the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending parking regulations specified in County Code Section 23-11 and repealing County Code Section 23-13.12 pertaining to oversized vehicles, as follows: a) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23, Section 11 and repealing Chapter 23, Section 13.12, pertaining to parking restrictions of oversized vehicles on County right of way in all Supervisorial Districts; and b) Determine that amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23, Sections 23-11 and repealing Chapter 23, Section 13.12, pertaining to parking regulations, are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, and are therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.
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- 41 Approval of Administrative Agenda
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- 43 Public Comment Period
- 44 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)
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- 45 WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.
- 45 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.
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- 47 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
- 1) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Informational Report Regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems, and Moss Landing Fire, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and File a report; b) Provide direction to staff as appropriate; and c) 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). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
- 2) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding updates on Jail Health Monitoring and California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file the Public Health Department 2024 update on Jail Health Monitoring and audits; b) Receive and file an update on the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative and the Public Health Department’s role in implementation and oversight; 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)(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. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE
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- 3) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 through FY 2029-2030, as follows: (EST. TIME: 35 MIN.) a) Receive and file the detailed Five-Year CIP, FY 2025-2026 through FY 2029-2030; b) Review and grant preliminary, non-binding conceptual approval of the projects contained in the CIP; c) Refer new CIP Projects to the Planning Commission and request analysis of these projects proposed for planning, initiation, or construction in future FYs for conformity with the County Comprehensive Plan per Government Codes 65401 and 65402; and d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval” within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a definite course of action in regard to any project. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
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- 4) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Environmental Health Services’ Fee Resolutions and Ordinances, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Receive and file a presentation regarding Environmental Health Services’ Fee Schedule Resolutions and Ordinances; b) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Food Facilities; c) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Public Swimming Pools; d) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Pumping, Maintenance and Disposal Services, Sewage Violation Inspections, and Land Development Review Services; e) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Organized Camps and Housing Complaint Inspections; f) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Body Art; g) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Public Water Systems (California Safe Drinking Water Act); h) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Water Wells and Private Water Systems; i) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Solid Waste; j) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Monitoring Wells and Borings; k) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Site Mitigation; l) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA); m) Read the titles of the above Ordinances amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Solid Waste, Monitoring Wells and Borings, Site Mitigation, and CUPA into the record and waive full reading of these Ordinances; n) Find that approval of the recommended actions a) - m) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A) and (B) because the fees will be used for operating expenses and for the purchase of supplies, equipment and materials; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 because the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a "Project" as defined for purposes of CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis; o) Continue the hearing on Environmental Health Services’ Fee Ordinances to the Administrative Agenda of March 18, 2025 to consider recommendations, as follows: i) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Solid Waste; ii) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Monitoring Wells and Borings; iii) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Site Mitigation; iv) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to CUPA; v) Find that approval of the above recommended actions i)-iv) is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A) and (B) because the fees will be used for operating expenses and for the purchase of supplies, equipment and materials; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 because the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a "Project" as defined for purposes of CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
- 53 Adjourned at 2:48 PM Adjourned to Friday, March 14, 2025
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- 55 Challenges
- 56 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.
- 57 Announcements
- 58 The meeting of Tuesday, March 11, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
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