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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

July 30, 2024 ·9:00 AM Approved ·SPECIAL MEETING

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

Agenda — 39 items

  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_sDx160yPQO-UzMpbYQcrmA 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. 24-00802
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  3. 3 Board Meeting Procedures
  4. 4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
  5. 4 Supervisor Capps' AB 2449 Remote Participation Request Approved Pass
  6. 5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
  7. 6 Closed Session
  8. 7 Disability Access
  9. 8 page break
  10. 9 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session
  11. 10 Roll Call
  12. 11 Pledge of Allegiance
  13. 12 County Executive Officer's Report
  14. 12 page break
  15. 13 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.
  16. 14 Administrative Agenda
  17. 15 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. 16 Administrative Items
  19. A-1) Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding with the Service Employees International Union, Local 721 for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027, as follows: a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Service Employees International Union, Local 721 for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027; and b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal 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. 24-00798 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  21. A-2) Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 General Salary Increase for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees, as follows: a) Approve and authorize a 4.5% general salary increase for management, appointed executive, and certain confidential unrepresented employees, similar to those granted to other bargaining units, effective August 5, 2024, which requires an exception to the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees for FY 2024-2025; b) Approve and authorize additional adjustments for FY 2024-2025 for management, appointed executive, and certain confidential unrepresented employees, should the total financial terms of the successor agreement with the largest employee union group for base salary increases and/or medical benefits exceed the total financial terms received by management, appointed executive, and certain confidential unrepresented employees for base salary increases and/or medical benefits for FY 2024-2025; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are governmental fiscal activities 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 subject to environmental review. 24-00801 Acted on as follows: Pass
  22. A-3) Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding with the Engineers and Technicians Association for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027, as follows: a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Engineers and Technicians Association for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027; and b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal 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. 24-00799 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  24. A-4) Consider recommendations regarding a Successor Memorandum of Understanding, Deputy District Attorneys Association for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 to July 4, 2027, as follows: a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Deputy District Attorneys Association for terms and conditions of employment from August 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027; and b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal 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. 24-00800 Acted on as follows: Pass
  25. 23 Approval of Administrative Agenda
  26. 24 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.
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  28. 26 12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session
  29. 27 Closed Session
  30. 28 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Jane Doe v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:20-cv-04334. Pacific Pipeline Company, et al. v. Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:23-cv-09218. American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara, et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250. 24-00797
  31. 29 Report from Closed Session
  32. 30 page break
  33. 31 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Adjourned the Meeting of July 30, 2024 in Memory of Conn Abel Jr. Adjourned at 11:18 AM Adjourned to Tuesday, August 20, 2024
  34. 32 County Administration Building Board Hearing Room 105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor Santa Barbara
  35. 33 Challenges
  36. 34 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.
  37. 35 Announcements
  38. 36 The meeting of Tuesday, July 30, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
  39. 37 http://www.countyofsb.org