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October 1, 2024 ·9:00 AM Approved

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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 at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available) 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. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in public areas. - 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. Register in advance for this meeting: <https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8TCA2qQdQ7G6-GJytUJZXA> 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. 24-00988
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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
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  10. 10 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session ▶ jump to 0:30
  11. 11 Supervisor Williams participated from the following remote location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder 2601 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO 80302
  12. 12 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:36
  13. 13 Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 0:48
  14. 14 Approval of Minutes of the September 17, 2024 Meeting Approve the Minutes Pass ▶ jump to 1:22
  15. 15 County Executive Officer's Report ▶ jump to 1:44
  16. 16 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.
  17. 17 Administrative Agenda ▶ jump to 10:33
  18. 18 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.
  19. 19 Resolutions to be Presented
  20. A-1) Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the Advanced Revenue and Tax Administration Employees of the Auditor-Controller’s Office as the October 2024 Employees of the Month in Santa Barbara County. 24-00961 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 11:01
  21. A-2) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2024 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County. 24-00960 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 15:59
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  23. A-3) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in Santa Barbara County. 24-00979 Continued, as follows: Pass
  24. A-4) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2024 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County. 24-00826 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 19:53
  25. 25 Honorary Resolutions
  26. A-5) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of September 30, 2024 through October 6, 2024 as American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Appreciation Week in Santa Barbara County. 24-00981 Adopted Pass
  27. 27 Administrative Items
  28. A-6) Consider recommendations regarding the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program Agreement No. 24-0236-036-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the CDFA to receive reimbursement and services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 in the amount of $12,838.28; 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 CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4). 24-00967 Acted on as follows: Pass
  29. A-7) Consider recommendations regarding the Nursery Inspection Program Agreement No. 24-0298-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the CDFA for services related to enforcement of the Nursery Inspection Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $15,385.00; 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 CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4). 24-00968 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  31. A-8) Consider recommendations regarding California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) Standard Agreement with Patterson Point, L.P. and Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) for No Place Like Home (NPLH) Competitive Allocation Round 4 Funds for the Patterson Point Project; and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Mental Health Supportive Services Agreement with Patterson Point, L.P. and HASBARCO in connection with the award of NPLH funds for the Patterson Point Project, Second District, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to execute, on behalf of the County, State HCD Standard Agreement No. 21-NPLH-17353 with Patterson Point, L.P. (Partnership) and HASBARCO as joint applicants for NPLH program Competitive Allocation Round 4 funds for the Patterson Point affordable housing project, located at 80 N. Patterson Avenue, Goleta, California, APN 067-200-005 (Project), in an amount of $2,325,459.00 for a term of thirty (30) years from the effective date of the State HCD Agreement; b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute any amendments to Standard Agreement No. 21-NPLH-17353 and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary to secure NPLH Round 4 grant funds and participate in the NPLH Program without having to return to the Board for approval, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; c) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain concurrence from Risk Management and Auditor-Controller before exercising the delegated authority under Resolution No. 22-2, adopted January 11, 2022, and the above recommended action “b”; d) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute, on behalf of the County, a MOU with Partnership and HASBARCO that identifies the roles and responsibilities of the County, the project owner, and the property manager and commits the County’s provision of mental health supportive services for a period of twenty (20) years to NPLH tenants residing at the Project; i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness the authority to make immaterial changes to the MOU per section VII.B. of the MOU without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the MOU, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Mental Health (MH) Supportive Services Agreement with Partnership and HASBARCO for the County’s provision of mental health supportive services to eligible NPLH tenants residing at the Project, wherein County shall be compensated $80,502.00 annually, subject to 3% annual increases thereafter, for a period of twenty years; and f) Determine that the approval of this item is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Government Code Section 65913.4(d)(2) as it being developed subject to SB35 and provides affordable multi-family rental housing opportunities. Acted on as follows: Pass
  32. A-9) Consider recommendations regarding an application for Destruction of Records for internal Child Support Services case and fiscal files, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve an Application for Destruction of Records for internal Child Support Services case and fiscal files at least four (4) years and four (4) months old and internal personnel files older than seven (7) years from the date of employee separation and no longer required by law to be retained; and b) Determine that the above actions are organization and administrative activities of government that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(5). 24-00962 Acted on as follows: Pass
  33. A-10) Consider recommendations regarding Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention, Round 5 (HHAP-5) Subrecipient Agreements for the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) Allocations, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Subrecipient Agreements for the distribution of State of California HHAP-5 funding from the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC allocations with the following providers in the specified not to exceed amounts, subject to annual appropriations and adopted budget funds: i) $406,265.00 to Kingdom Causes, Inc. for Services Coordination; ii) $406,265.00 to NBCC, dba New Beginnings for Services Coordination; iii) $300,000.00 to Uffizi Order, dba SB ACT for Services Coordination; iv) $370,844.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for Rapid Rehousing; v) $370,843.00 to NBCC, dba New Beginnings for Rapid Rehousing; vi) $370,843.00 to Partners in Housing Solutions for Rapid Rehousing; and vii) $271,348.00 to Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley for Rapid Rehousing; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions involve the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00972 Acted on as follows: Pass
  34. A-11) Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Service Contract with Fluid Resource Management for Operation and Maintenance of Cachuma Lake Domestic Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Service Contract with Fluid Resource Management (BC 23230) increasing the total contract amount by $80,000.00 for a total amended contract amount not to exceed $730,000.00. This service contract currently provides for the operation and maintenance of the domestic water and waste water plants at Cachuma Lake; and b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as the action involves the maintenance of existing public facilities that will result in no or negligible expansion of existing use. 24-00970 Acted on as follows: Pass
  35. A-12) Consider recommendations regarding Goleta Beach Parking Lot Pavement Rehabilitation, Project No. 8712, Award of Construction Contract, Second District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Community Services Department for the Goleta Beach Parking Lot Pavement Rehabilitation, Project No. 8712; b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract in the amount of $1,286,025.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Ramsey Asphalt Construction, for the Project, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the Project and as required by California law; c) Authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to order changes or additions in the work being performed for the Project via change orders in the amount not to exceed $76,801.00 as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142; and d) Determine that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of the repair or minor alteration of existing facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing use, and direct staff to file the CEQA Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00982 Acted on as follows: Pass
  36. A-13) Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010130; and 0010136 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010124; 0010128; 0010131; 0010135 and 0010143 (4/5 Vote Required). 24-00975 Approved Pass
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  38. A-14) Consider recommendations regarding the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) (RP Folio No. 3411) and the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement Between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) (RP Folio No. 003410), Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and SBCAG to increase the size of SBCAG’s leased premises in Casa Nueva from a total of 5,591 square feet to 6,009 square feet and modify certain management and building responsibilities; b) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and APCD to reduce the size of APCD’s leased premises in Casa Nueva from a total of 9,061 square feet to 7,271 square feet and modify certain management and building responsibilities; and c) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, finding that the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, and leasing of existing public or private structures involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. 24-00964 Acted on as follows: Pass
  39. A-15) Consider recommendations regarding the 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission, as follows: a) Receive and file the Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission for Fiscal Year 2023-2024; and b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review. 24-00902 Acted on as follows: Pass
  40. A-16) Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 24EMP-00009: 2560 Lillie LLC Emergency Permit, 2560 Lillie Avenue, Summerland Community Plan Area, First District, as follows: a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 24EMP-00009, approved by the Director of Planning and Development on June 21, 2024, which authorized the removal of the top portion of a retaining wall and associated grading to prevent failure of the wall and to protect an adjacent Southern California Edison (SCE) power pole; and b) Determine that receiving and filing the report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00966 Acted on as follows: Pass
  41. A-17) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) and California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of the Planning and Development Department, or designee, (1) to accept grant funds from the California Clean Energy Planning Program (CCEPP) by and through the CEC as part of the County’s Utility-Scale Solar Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendments, for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 in the amount of $100,000.00, (2) to execute a grant agreement upon review and approval of Auditor-Controller, County Counsel, and Risk Management, and (3) to make any certifications and assurances that may be required by the grant agreement; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with ESA to provide professional services in the preparation of Utility-Scale Solar Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendments to allow utility-scale solar development, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, for the period of September 12, 2024, to June 30, 2026, with a base amount not to exceed $488,335.00. This Agreement converts a Purchase Order to a Board Contract and increases funding by $352,836.00, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $502,985.00, inclusive of $150,149.00 under Purchase Order CN6619 (as previously amended by CO7809), but which otherwise cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Order CN6619, as previously amended; c) Authorize the Planning and Development Department Director, or the Planning and Development Director’s designee, to: i) Approve up to a 3 percent contingency cost not to exceed $14,650.00 for services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $502,985.00; ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, provided the Agreement does not exceed the base amount plus the 3 percent contingency identified in the Agreement; and iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor; and d) Determine that the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor and the Board of Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from the CEQA pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5). 24-00983 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  43. A-18) Consider recommendations regarding a Volunteer and Clinical Support Services Agreement with A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU), as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement with ATSU (learning institution) for volunteer and clinical support services including income generation to the County of up to $31,500.00 per year with a period for performance from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 34 of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegation 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 is exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the recommended actions are government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. 24-00980 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 27:22
  44. A-19) Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of the 2024 Lake Fire and Continuation of Emergency Actions, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to 2024 Lake Fire and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids; b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director; c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency actions and determine, by a 4/5 vote, whether there is a need to continue the emergency actions until the actions are terminated; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010105 to increase appropriations to Services and Supplies of $751,000.00 in the Public Works Santa Ynez Flood Zone funded by the release of Restricted Purpose of Fund Balance; and e) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15296(c), the proposed Lake Fire Emergency Response and Protective Measures are emergency actions exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00963 Acted on as follows: Pass
  45. A-20) Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competitive Bidding for ReSource Center materials recovery facility equipment, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County Code Section 2-39(c) to procure proprietary waste processing equipment for the Public Works Department from Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, not a local vendor, in the amount not to exceed $691,652.65 ($628,775.14 with 10% contingency); b) Approve Budget Revision Request No.0010121 increasing appropriations in Capital Assets in the amount of $692,000.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund, which is funded by the release of Retained Earnings; and c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 no substantial changes are proposed to the project, no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding the environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the authorization to waive competing bidding and approve a budget revision to purchase additional processing equipment for the ReSource Center is within the scope of the project covered by the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (12EIR-00000-000020) SCH No. 2012041068 and Subsequent EIR Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27, 2016 certified by the Board of Supervisors on July 12, 2016, Final Subsequent EIR Addendum dated August 11, 2017 (revised October 26, 2017) considered by the Board of Supervisors on November 14, 2017. Therefore, no subsequent Environmental Impact Reports or Negative Declarations shall be prepared for this action. 24-00965 Acted on as follows: Pass
  46. A-21) Consider recommendations regarding Parcel Map No. 14,852, St. George; Accept Public Utility Easement Dedication per said map, Second District, as follows: a) Subject to recordation of the Parcel Map No. 14,852, accept on behalf of the public and authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse Parcel Map No. 14,852 accepting the offer of dedication, as follows: i) Public Utility Easements shown thereon for Public Utility Purposes; and b) Determine that the above-recommended action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15315, as set forth in the CEQA Notice of Exemption, to the Zoning Administrator staff report dated January 21, 2022, and as determined by the Zoning Administrator as referenced in its action letter dated February 10, 2022. 24-00976 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  48. A-22) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for Cathedral Oaks Complete Streets Project, County Project No. 864052, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Mark Thomas and Company, Inc. (not a local vendor), in an amount not to exceed $424,505.00, to provide professional design and engineering services for the Cathedral Oaks Complete Streets Design; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to, in accordance with the Agreement: extend the period of performance for up to one additional year (Section 4.B); make immaterial amendments (Section 34); suspend performance (Section 46.); and to approve amendments to the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of the initial contract amount, $42,450.00, for a total contract authorization of $466,955.00; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010054 to increase appropriations of $446,955.00 in Public Works Roads-Capital Infrastructure for Services and Supplies funded by a Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Measure A Grant and Public Works Roads Measure A Fund; and d) Determine the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) because it consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00977 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 29:37
  49. A-23) Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Performance of Law Enforcement Service Agreements with the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Solvang, as follows: a) Receive and file the “Fiscal Performance of Contract City Agreements” report, prepared pursuant to direction provided by the Board on September 19, 2023; and b) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the action is a government administrative activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00984 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  53. A-24) Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution in Support of Proposition 35: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services Initiative, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution in support of Statewide Ballot Proposition 35, the “Provides Permanent Funding For Medi-Cal Health Care Services Initiative” on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot; and b) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00969 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 32:01
  54. A-25) Approve the reappointment of Steve Strachan to the Parks Commission, term ending June 30, 2027, Fourth District. 24-00985 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:25
  55. A-26) Approve the appointment of Juanita Pineda to the Human Services Commission, term ending June 30, 2025, Fifth District. 24-00987 Approved Pass
  56. 55 Hearing Requests
  57. A-27) Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the appeal of the County Planning Commission’s Approval of the Sierra Botanicals, LLC - Cannabis Processing Project, Case Nos. 24APL-00020 and 22LUP-00000-00465, Third District, as follows (Set a hearing for October 15, 2024. Time estimate: 45 minutes) a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00020; b) Make the required findings for approval of the Project, Case No. 22LUP-00000-00465, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; c) Determine that the previously certified Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (17EIR-00000-00003) is adequate and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15168(c); and d) Grant approval of the Project, Case No. 22LUP-00000-00465, subject to the conditions of approval. 24-00973 Set for a hearing, as follows: Pass
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  60. A-28) Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission’s designation of All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church as a County Historic Landmark, First District, as follows: (Set a hearing for October 15, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes) a) Approve the designation by, and confirm the action of, the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission and the conditions to be imposed, and adopt a Resolution with conditions, designating All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church located at 83 Eucalyptus Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 as a County Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308; b) Modify the designation by the History Landmarks Advisory Commission, and adopt the modified Resolution with conditions to be imposed, designating All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church located at 83 Eucalyptus Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 as a County Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308; or c) Disapprove the designation of the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission designating the All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church located at 83 Eucalyptus Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 as a County Historic Landmark and the conditions to be imposed, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270. 24-00974 Set for a hearing, as follows: Pass
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  62. 59 ADDENDUM
  63. 60 Item A-29) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:
  64. 61 Honorary Resolution
  65. A-29) Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Tomas A. Castelo for his outstanding contributions to the Santa Barbara Community. 24-01005 Adopted Pass
  66. 63 Approval of Administrative Agenda
  67. 64 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) (24-00002) WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. ▶ jump to 34:25
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  69. 66 12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session ▶ jump to 229:23
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  71. 67 ADDENDUM
  72. 68 Closed Session is amended, as follows:
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  74. 69 Closed Session
  75. 70 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Enrique Meda Solis et al. v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 21CV04414. Alvaro Jose Castellon v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 21CV04450. County of Santa Barbara v. Laurie Corson et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 24CV03643. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code section 54956.8) Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 005-201-012, 005-202-005, and 005-204-004, 2545 Golden Gate Avenue, 2542 Banner Street, and 2554 Banner Street, Summerland, California 93067 (First Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist and Public Works Director Chris Sneddon. Negotiating party: Phyllis Noble, Michael Brinkenhoff, and David Lafitte. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment. Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 105-330-002, Corner of West Clark Avenue and Marcum Street, Orcutt, California 93455 (Fourth Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party: Angie Mozart. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment. 24-00989
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  77. 71 Report from Closed Session ▶ jump to 230:57
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  80. 73 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
  81. 1) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Member Agency Strategic Plan Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Receive and file a member agency update presentation from the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) on the RCRC Strategic Plan and ongoing efforts; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00880 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 99:35
  82. 2) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an update on the Countywide Information Technology Strategic Plan (ITSP), as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Receive and file an update from the Information Technology Department (ITD) regarding the Countywide ITSP; and b) Determine that the receipt and filing of an update on the ITSP is not the approval of a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00986 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 120:51
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  84. 3) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Energy Assurance Plan (EAP), as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report on the EAP for the County of Santa Barbara; b) Adopt the four goals of the EAP; c) Direct staff to pursue implementation of strategies in EAP as funding and resources permit; and d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as the actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: 24-00978 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 170:21
  85. 4) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the General Services Energy Program Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.) a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Energy Program Update; b) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory; c) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Decarbonization Roadmap; and d) Determine that the proposed actions are not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00971 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 228:33
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  87. 80 Adjourned at 2:10 PM Adjourned to Tuesday, October 8, 2024 ▶ jump to 231:18
  88. 81 Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room 511 East Lakeside Parkway Santa Maria
  89. 82 Challenges
  90. 83 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.
  91. 84 Announcements
  92. 85 The meeting of Tuesday, October 1, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
  93. 86 http://www.countyofsb.org