BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Name: Santa Barbara County BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Start: 2024-06-18
Location: JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

June 18, 2024 ·9:00 AM Approved

JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA

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Agenda — 132 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 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_SUxGZRosTby_OpT_-VWnfQ> 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. 24-00634
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3 Board Meeting Procedures
4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
6 Closed Session
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7 Disability Access
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9 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session ▶ jump to 0:17
10 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:25
11 Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 0:38
12 Approval of Minutes of the June 4, 2024 Meeting Approve the Minutes Pass ▶ jump to 1:17
13 Approval of Minutes of the June 11, 2024 Budget Hearing Approve the Minutes Pass
14 County Executive Officer's Report ▶ jump to 1:29
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.
16 Administrative Agenda ▶ jump to 5:40
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 Resolutions to be Presented
A-1) Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Rosa Coronado as the 2024 League of Women Voters of North Santa Barbara County “Making Democracy Work” Founders Award Recipient. 24-00581 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 7:25
A-2) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming June 19, 2024 as Juneteenth in Santa Barbara County. 24-00626 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:29
A-3) Adopt a Resolution honoring the 10-year Anniversary of Honor Flight Central Coast California. 24-00580 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 19:11
A-4) Adopt a Resolution proclaiming June 12, 2024 as National Women Veterans Day in Santa Barbara County. 24-00635 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:02
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24 Administrative Items
A-5) Consider recommendations regarding the Auditor-Controller’s Report on the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s Investment Pool Statement of Assets as of March 31, 2024, as follows: a) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller's Report on the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s Investment Pool Statement of Assets as of March 31, 2024; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00594 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-6) Consider recommendations regarding the Good Samaritan Shelter Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027 Services Agreement for La Posada Interim Housing and Support Services, Second District, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter (a local vendor) to provide interim housing and support services for clients occupying units at the La Posada interim housing and support services location at 4500 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California, for a total maximum contract amount of $4,080,440.00, inclusive of $94,640.00 for FY 2023-2024, $1,328,600.00 for FY 2024-2025, $1,328,600.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $1,328,600.00 for FY 2026-2027, for the period from June 5, 2024 through June 30, 2027; b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to (i) suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement, (ii) make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26, (iii) amend staffing requirements per Exhibit A-1, (iv) reallocate funds between funding sources per Exhibit B-1, and (v) amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, all without altering the maximum contract Amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that 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. 24-00602 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-7) Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2024 Services Agreement for Mental Health Services with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (not a local vendor) to update staffing requirements for both Exhibit A-3 Mental Health Services (MHS) In-Home Therapeutic Programs and Exhibit A-5 MHS SB163 Wraparound, add a new Suicide Prevention Services program, implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes, to add contingency payment and cost settlement provisions, and incorporate Medicare Practitioner billing and California Department of Health Care Services rate changes for FY 2023-2024, and to increase the FY 2023-2024 amount by $689,153.00 for a new total contract maximum amount not to exceed $8,730,613.00, inclusive of $4,020,730.00 for FY 2022-2023 and $4,709,883.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024; b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2 through A-6; amend program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-2 through A-7; reallocate the subsidy and funds between funding sources, revise or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate, and reallocate between the contract allocations in the Exhibit B-1 MHS to increase or decrease the incentive payment with discretion per the Exhibit Bs; incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs per Exhibit B MHS; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per the Exhibit Es, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that 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. 24-00606 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-8) Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027 County Mental Health Plan (MHP) Agreement, No. 22-20133 A01, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute a First Amendment to the County MHP Agreement (No. 22-20133 A01), as well as the associated certifications, with the California DHCS to revise the contract terms and conditions in compliance with State and federal requirements, for the continued provision of specialty mental health services by County to eligible Medi-Cal members/beneficiaries with no change to the $0.00 contract amount and the contract term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027; and b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00613 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-9) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation for the development of Housing Assistance and Retention Team (HART) Peer Support Services, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2026, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation (not a local vendor) for the development of HART Peer Support Services starting at five permanent supportive housing facilities and expanding to 13 permanent supportive housing facilities countywide for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,482,288.00, inclusive of Start-Up costs of $284,856.00 for FY 2023-2024, and program costs of $472,112.00 for FY 2023-2024, $1,166,968.00 for FY 2024-2025, and $1,558,292.00 for FY 2025-2026, in Mental Health Services Act funding for the period of March 4, 2024, through June 30, 2026; b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement, make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26, adjust the service location(s) of the program per Exhibit A-2, adjust the program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2, reallocate funds between funding sources and programs per Exhibit B, reallocate between the contract allocations in Exhibit B-1 MHS to increase or decrease the incentive payment per Exhibit B, and amend program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in 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. 24-00614 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-10) Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Mental Health Services (MHS) Agreements for Contingency Payment, Contingency Cost Settlement, Medicare Practitioner Billing and Fee Changes, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to execute agreements amending the Mental Health provider Agreements for Services of Independent Contractor listed below in form and content substantially similar to the template to add contingency payment and contingency cost settlement provisions and to incorporate changes for Medicare practitioner billing and State rate changes, with no change to the maximum contract amounts: i) Community Action Commission dba CommUnify Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2025 (BC No. 22-014); ii) Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse FYs 2023-2027 (BC No. 23-091); iii) Family Service Agency FYs 2023-2027 (BC No. 23-125); iv) Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc. FYs 2023-2027 (BC No. 23-087); v) PathPoint FYs 2022-2025 (BC No. 22-008); and vi) Psynergy FY 2023-2024 (BC No. 23-124); b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs per Exhibit B MHS as to each agreement enumerated above under Recommended Action a; and c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that 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. 24-00619 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-11) City of Carpinteria - Approve the requests of the City of Carpinteria, as follows: a) Call for the holding of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 and requesting the Board consolidate said election with the Presidential General Election to be held on the same date; b) Order the submission to the qualified electors of the City of a certain measure relating to increasing the rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and c) Request the Board consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024 with the Statewide General Election to be held on the date pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code. (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) 24-00623 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-12) Lompoc Valley Medical Center - Approve the request of the Lompoc Valley Medical Center, a California Healthcare District, to fix the date of District Election and request that the District Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election on November 5, 2024. (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) 24-00632 Approved and Referred Pass
A-13) Consider recommendations regarding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Services Subrecipient Agreements to implement previously approved programs, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 7, 2024, to execute the following CDBG Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the Subrecipients: i) $17,000.00 to Channel Islands YMCA for Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter; ii) $20,355.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for the Freedom Warming Centers; iii) $17,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for BridgeHouse Shelter; iv) $20,355.00 to Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County for the Family Violence Prevention Program; v) $17,000.00 to New Beginnings Counseling Center (NBCC) for the Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Program; vi) $17,000.00 to Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc. for housing services to homeless clients; vii) $7,193.00 to People’s Self-Help Housing Corporation for the Camino Scholars Carpinteria Learning Center; viii) $17,000.00 to Meals on Wheels-Santa Maria Valley, Inc. for Meals on Wheels; ix) $17,000.00 to St. Vincent’s Institution for the Family Strengthening Program; x) $20,355.00 to Sana Ynez Valley Community Outreach for the Senior Food Program; and xi) $7,193.00 to Girls Inc. of Carpinteria for the Out-of-School Support Program; and b) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department to execute amendments on behalf of the County to make the following changes to the Agreements listed above: i) To revise the dollar amounts in each budget line item or create a new budget line item, provided the overall amount of the CDBG funds is not increased and all budget line items are eligible under the CDBG Program; or ii) To make administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary in order to conform with federal, state, or local governmental laws and regulations. 24-00597 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-14) Consider recommendations regarding Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), SpaceX, and County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver allowing visitors to remain at Jalama Beach County Park during launches, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the County Executive officer to execute the MOU as part of an application for waiver along with VSFB, SpaceX and County application for a waiver from the FAA allowing visitors to remain at Jalama Beach County Park during launches; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because of the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. An MOU is not a project under CEQA. 24-00596 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-15) Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for Climate Action Planning Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc., for climate action planning services to modify the scope of work and extend the term through December 31, 2024; and b) Determine that the above recommended 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. 24-00600 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-16) Consider recommendations regarding the formation of a Santa Barbara Bowl Ad Hoc Committee, as follows: a) Approve the formation of a Santa Barbara Bowl Ad Hoc Committee, and appoint Supervisor Das Williams and Supervisor Joan Hartman; and b) Determine that the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), the recommended action consists of government organizational, administrative or fiscal activities which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00601 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 7:09
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A-17) Consider recommendations regarding Subrecipient Agreements to extend the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) in Santa Barbara County, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following subrecipient agreements for the distribution of California Health and Human Services Agency Department of Social Services (CA-DSS) funds to the following subrecipients in the specified amounts: i) Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS), allocating $130,000.00 in CA-DSS funds for ongoing HDAP outreach, case management, housing assistance and disability benefits advocacy (not including legal services) to be fully expended by June 30, 2025; and ii) Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (Legal Aid), allocating $90,000.00 in CA-DSS funds for ongoing HDAP disability benefits advocacy and legal services to be fully expended by June 30, 2025; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute subrecipient agreements for the distribution of HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds to the following subrecipients in the specified amounts: i) GSS, allocating $530,000.00 in HOME-ARP funds for ongoing outreach, case management, and housing assistance and disability benefits advocacy (not including legal services) as part of the local HDAP program to be fully expended by June 30, 2025; and ii) Legal Aid, for $150,000.00 in HOME-ARP funds for ongoing disability benefits advocacy and legal support services as part of local HDAP program; and c) 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. 24-00604 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-18) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter for Transitional Supportive Housing, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement funded through State Public Safety Realignment funding with Good Samaritan Shelter to provide transitional supportive housing for a total contract amount not to exceed $400,000.00 from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline 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 a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00598 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-19) Consider recommendations regarding approval of an extraordinary expense for Indigent Conflict Defense Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize payment by the County of extraordinary expenses of $11,840.00 to Indigent Conflict Defense Counsel for Santa Barbara County, LLC (Indigent Conflict Defense Counsel) in accordance with Section L of Exhibit B of the Agreement for Services of Independent Contract; and b) Determine pursuant to 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 will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. 24-00585 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-20) Consider recommendations regarding a proposal for Department of State Hospitals (DSH) Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST), as follows: a) Authorize the County Executive Officer, or designee, to submit a proposal for a DSH-IST Diversion Infrastructure Grant, including the following items: i) Enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Good Samaritan Shelter, in a form substantially similar to that which is included as Attachment A in the Board Letter, to collaborate with respect to a DSH-IST Diversion Infrastructure Grant proposal; and ii) Execute a letter of support for the County’s proposal, in a form substantially similar to that which is included as Attachment B in the Board Letter; 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. 24-00593 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-21) Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009726; and 0009757 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009723; 0009732; 0009738; 0009746; and 0009766 (4/5 Vote Required). 24-00618 Approved Pass
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A-22) 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 Fiscal Year 2024-2025 MSAs with the vendors in the amounts set forth in the Master Service Agreement Listing on June 18, 2024 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work attached as Exhibit A to such MSAs; 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. 24-00588 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-23) Consider recommendations regarding the Termination of the Contract with Cumming Management Group for the Probation Headquarters Building Project, Project No. 19014, First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to execute a 30-day Notice of Termination of Agreement dated June 18, 2024, terminating for convenience the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Cumming Management Group, Inc. (BC 23176) for Construction Management services for the new Probation Headquarters Building; b) Approve and ratify the Director of General Services' April 15, 2024 issuance of a Notice of Suspension; c) Delegate authority to the Director of the General Services, or his designee, to take actions necessary for the close-out of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; 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. 24-00603 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-24) Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for Construction Management Services for the Probation Headquarters Building, Project No. 19014, First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (ASIC) with Tynan Group, L.P., California limited partnership (and a local vendor), in the base amount of $1,858,940.00, and a contingency amount of $105,447.00, to provide Construction Management services during the construction, closeout, and post construction phases for the proposed Probation Headquarters Building, located at 1019 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (APN 029-212-011); b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief designee, to approve change orders under the ASIC in an aggregate amount not to exceed $105,447.00 in accordance with the provisions of the ASIC; c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to (i) terminate the ASIC in accordance with the provisions of the ASIC, and (ii) amend the ASIC to extend the Term of the ASIC for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months; and d) Determine the above actions do not require changes to the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH2023040126, GS-042022-19014-MND) for the Project, which was adopted by the Board in March 2024. 24-00609 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-25) Consider recommendations regarding the Award Agreement for Construction of Project No. 19014, Probation Headquarters Building Project, First District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications for the County of Santa Barbara Probations Headquarters, County Project No. 19014 on file in the General services Capital Projects office; b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction agreement in the amount of $37,817,413.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, ProWest PCM, Inc. (ProWest), whose address is 22710 Palomar Street, Wildomar, CA 92595 (Contract), subject to the plans and specifications applicable to the project and California Law; c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief designee, to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,903,370.65, provided that no change or alteration shall exceed $210,000.00, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142(b); and d) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project covered by the above recommended action (c), and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the mitigated negative declaration and monitoring program under (SCH2023040126, GS-042022-19014-MND) approved and adopted by the Board for this project on March 19, 2024, and determine that therefore no new environmental document is required. 24-00610 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-26) Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing the Application for and Acceptance of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 4 Grant Funds; Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027 BHCIP Round 4 Program Funding Agreement and Acquisition of an Administrative Office Building located at 315 West Haley Street in Santa Barbara, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that: i) Authorizes, ratifies, and directs the County’s submission of an application for California DHCS BHCIP Round 4: Children and Youth grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $5,939,453.00 for the acquisition and renovation of real property located at 315 W. Haley Street in the City of Santa Barbara (Assessor Parcel Number 037-192-001) (Property); and ii) Authorizes, ratifies, and directs the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute the Application, Standard Agreement, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary to secure BHCIP Round 4 grant funds and participate in the BHCIP Program; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute Standard Agreement No. 7469-CA BHCIP-B4_211_Haley-01G with AHP, a Massachusetts corporation, DHCS’ administrator, to accept BHCIP Round 4 grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $5,939,453.00 for the period beginning December 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2027; c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute any amendments to the Funding Agreement and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary to secure BHCIP Round 4 grant funds and participate in the BHCIP Program without having to return to the Board for approval, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; d) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain concurrence from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, General Services, and County Counsel before exercising the delegated authority under recommended actions a and c; e) Approve and authorize the negotiation and acquisition of the Property by the County from PathPoint (Owner), a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, for an amount not to exceed $4,500,000.00, subject to the Real Property Purchase Agreement and Escrow Instructions and approve and authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve, negotiate, and execute any and all escrow documents required to facilitate the terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, subject to concurrence from County Counsel, and approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Purchase Agreement; f) Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board, upon satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement as determined by the Director of General Services or designee, with concurrence from County Counsel, to execute a Certificate of Acceptance completing the purchase and accepting title to the Property; g) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services or designee to execute all ancillary documents including escrow documents and expend funds in a total amount not to exceed the purchase price plus associated costs required to finalize the transaction in accordance with the forthcoming finalized Purchase Agreement and Escrow Instructions; and h) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines and are otherwise activities that are exempt from CEQA review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the recommended actions may have a significant effect on the environment, and direct staff to file and post a Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00611 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-27) Consider recommendations regarding a Performance-Based Salary Adjustment for the County Counsel, as follows: a) Approve a 2.5% performance-based salary adjustment for the County Counsel effective June 24, 2024 based on the performance review of the County Counsel completed by the Board of Supervisors on May 7, 2024; and b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because it consists of government funding mechanisms and/or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact of the environment. 24-00616 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-28) Consider recommendations regarding the adoption of Comprehensive, Updated Classification and Salary Schedules, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution which provides a full, complete, and updated listing of County job classifications, relevant salaries, and the total number of allocated positions pursuant to California Government Code Section 25300, effective June 24, 2024; 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. 24-00631 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-29) Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services of Independent Contractor with CivicPlus LLC for Software Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Agreement) with CivicPlus, LLC (BC21002) for continued website hosting and support services by amending the scope of work and increasing the maximum Agreement amount from $941,066.40 to $1,173,651.19, a total increase of $232,584.79 for services provided from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional services in an amount not to exceed 5% of the contract amount, or $11,629.24; and c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00591 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-30) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Astound Business Solutions, LLC (Astound), as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Astound (a Delaware corporation) for the County’s telephone services for a total maximum contract amount of $342,000.00, beginning July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029; b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer (CIO), or their designee, to order additional services in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount, or $34,200.00; and c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00592 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-31) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Pegasus Studios, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Pegasus Studios to provide audio-visual (A/V) technical support services from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, in the not to exceed amount of $738,000.00, with the option to extend the term from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028 for an additional $246,000.00, increasing the total amount to $984,000.00; b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional services under the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Agreement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 through FY 2026-2027, or $73,800.00, and an additional 10% for FY 2027-2028, or $24,600.00, if the term is extended; and c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00595 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-32) Consider recommendations regarding agreements with Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CADA) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026 and with Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) for FY 2024-2025 to Provide Juvenile Probation Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA (a local vendor) to provide preventative diversion services through the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) program to youth referred to the Probation Department by local law enforcement agencies for specified offenses, with a total contract amount not to exceed $425,706.00, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with FBSMV (a local vendor) to provide a program of targeted interventions for youth in the Santa Maria area, Cannabis Education classes and related services to youth with a qualifying citation in the Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria regions, conflict mediation services utilizing a restorative approach at the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC), Restorative Justice Mediation services to youth in Lompoc, Santa Maria, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Orcutt, and Guadalupe, and re-entry services to youth housed at the JJC, with a total contract amount not to exceed $819,755.00, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025; c) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to the agreements including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements, amending service locations, and adding programs goals, outcomes, and measures, and reallocation of funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Immaterial changes can be made as long as the total contract amount of the Agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment extend the term of the agreement; and d) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities of 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. 24-00584 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-33) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (Goodwill) for Prison to Employment Services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Goodwill (a local vendor), that presently provides employment development and subsidized employment services to probation clients, and through this Agreement will provide Prison to Employment (P2E 2.0) services for a total contract amount not to exceed $264,554.30 from June 18, 2024, through December 31, 2025; b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to the Agreement including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements, amending service locations, and adding program goals, outcomes, and measures, and reallocation of funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Immaterial changes can be made as long as the total contract amount of the Agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment extend the term of the Agreement; and c) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are covered by the common sense exception that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that these activities may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA. 24-00586 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-34) Consider recommendations regarding the California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI) Grant to address COVID-19 and Advance Health Equity during Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024/2025 through 2025/2026, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive a three-year extension to the award from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Award Number CERI-21-23-35, in support of the CERI being funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to address COVID-19 health disparities without change in the one-time funding amount of $590,951.00 for the revised end date of May 31, 2026; and b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and is exempt per CEQA Guideline section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended action is the creation of governmental funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00608 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-35) Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations of pharmaceutical replenishments and safety net support from Direct Relief International to the Public Health Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive donations from Direct Relief International, a 501(c)(3) organization, of pharmaceutical inventory replenishment and other safety net support in the amount of $690,976.96 provided to the Public Health Department during the 2023 calendar year; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009662 recognizing the value of the donations in the amount of $691,000.00 as revenue and expense to the Public Health Department; and c) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00612 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-36) Consider recommendations regarding the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program Pharmaceutical Bid Waiver Requests, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the County’s Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39 to procure pharmaceuticals for the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program from AmerisourceBergen Drug Company (not a local vendor) without requiring competitive bidding since Contract Pharmacies and Amerisource Bergen Drug Company maintain exclusivity Agreements, and to ensure 340B Program compliance for an amount up to $5,862,900.00 per year, aggregated not to exceed $11,725,800.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; b) Approve and authorize the County’s Purchasing Agent pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to procure pharmaceuticals for the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program from McKesson (not a local vendor) without requiring competitive bidding since Contract Pharmacies and McKesson maintain exclusivity Agreements, and to ensure 340B Program compliance for an amount up to $46,000.00 per year, aggregated not to exceed $92,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to execute or terminate Agreements, or make amendments to such Agreements, with local 340B Contract Pharmacies to ensure sustainability of the program and access for patients throughout Santa Barbara County, without returning to the Board provided that any such revisions are within the scope of approved purchasing authorizations, including applicable waivers of competition for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; and d) Determine that these activities are not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline 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 a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00615 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-37) Consider recommendations regarding the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Medical Doctors Associates DBA Cross Country Locums, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Medical Doctors Associates DBA Cross Country Locums for professional services to remove both temporary healthcare professional and direct hire services; to extend the Agreement for two years for a revised end date of June 30, 2026; and, to add $428,000.00 per each additional Fiscal Year, totaling $856,000.00 for a revised Agreement amount of $1,966,000.00; and b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of the creation 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 impact on the environment. 24-00617 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-38) Consider recommendations regarding a Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center Operation agreement, First, Second, and Third Districts, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the University of California at Santa Barbara for the operation of the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center located at the Environmental Health and Safety Hazardous Waste Facility for the two-year period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,895,031.00 ($927,401.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 and $967,630.00 for FY 2025-2026); and b) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures and, therefore, the execution of an Agreement for the continued operation of the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center is within the scope of the project covered by the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Barbara County Household and Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program prepared by the University of California, Santa Barbara, March 1993 (State Clearing House No. 1992041092) and, no new environmental document is required. 24-00590 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-39) Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) 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 flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the recent 2023 and 2024 storm events (23STM1, 23STM2, 24STM1, 24STM2) and Refugio Road culvert repairs 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 (4/5 vote required); c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated; d) Determine that the 2023 winter storms (23STM1 and 23STM2) emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7, 2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; e) Determine that the 2024 winter storm (24STM1 and 24STM2) emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 27, 2024. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; and f) Determine that the Refugio Rd culvert repair emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269 on May 10, 2024, as they involve specific actions to prevent and mitigate an emergency associated with a failed culvert threatening public road infrastructure. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on May 10, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. 24-00621 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-40) Consider recommendations regarding County Service Area No. 41, Cebada Canyon Road Maintenance Assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, Third District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution establishing road maintenance charges (with no increase in benefit assessment) for County Service Area No. 41 for FY 2024-2025; and b) Find that the proposed action is for the establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares, or other charges by public agencies which the public agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses; that the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR 15273(a) (1). 24-00605 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-41) Consider recommendations regarding the Ratification of an Emergency Contract Secured by the Purchasing Agent for the Refugio Road Culvert Repairs, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and ratify the Public Works - Transportation emergency contract with Sam Hill and Sons, Inc. for Refugio Road culvert replacement in the amount of $78,670.00, entered into by the Purchasing Agent under County Code Section 2-43 upon a finding that these contracts were required for the health, safety, and welfare of the people or for the protection of property and that there was a present, immediate and existing emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269, as a project necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency that does not have a low probability of occurrence, and to maintain, repair, restore, or replace property or facilities damages or destroyed as a result of a disaster; and on May 10, 2024, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. 24-00622 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-42) Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, 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 flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following the 2023 and 2024 winter storm events 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 (4/5 vote required); 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) Determine that the recommended actions related to and continuations of the January 31 - February 2024 storms are statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; e) Determine that these emergency actions related to and continuations of 2023 storm response were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January 24, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; and f) Determine that emergency actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of Alignment Project were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the State CEQA pursuant to Executive Order N-10-23, as well as State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on September 12, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of the Notice of Exemption filed on September 19, 2023. 24-00620 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-43) Consider recommendations regarding a Grant of Easements and Quitclaim for Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 Acquisition (Assessor Parcel No. 037-203-019) (RP File No. 003988), First District, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), and Antonio Hernandez and Florecita Hernandez as Trustees of the Hernandez Revocable Trust Created October 16, 2019 (Owners) for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 426 De La Vina Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037-203-019), for a total cost not to exceed $155,500.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042; b) Authorize the Chair to accept the temporary construction easement and Certificate of Acceptance for the permanent easement, conveying an easement interest in the real property located at 426 De La Vina Street, to the District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to sign the Certificate of Acceptance; c) Authorize the Chair to accept the quitclaim deed and Certificate of Acceptance conveying an ownership interest in fee within a portion of the real property located at 426 De La Vina Street, to the District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to sign the Certificate of Acceptance; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and De La Vina Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company, and Mark Truman Edwards and Kathryn Jane Edwards as Trustees of the Mark and Kathryn Edwards Living Trust, for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 414 De La Vina Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037-500-001 (Common Area), for a total cost not to exceed $432,326.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042; e) Authorize the Chair to accept the temporary construction easement and Certificate of Acceptance for the permanent easement, conveying an easement interest in the real property located at 414 De La Vina Street, to the District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to sign the Certificate of Acceptance after Board approval and subsequent execution by De La Vina Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company, and Mark Truman Edwards and Kathryn Jane Edwards as Trustees of the Mark and Kathryn Edwards Living Trust; f) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to execute any other supporting documents to complete this transaction; and g) After considering the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project, the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations accepted by the Board of Directors as a Responsible Agency on May 10, 2011, and the discussion included herein, find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and there are no substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance regarding significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and alternatives, and therefore the recommended actions are within the scope of the project covered by the aforementioned environmental documents and no new environmental document is required. 24-00629 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-44) Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of the 2022 and 2023 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) funds, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to accept a reimbursement award in an amount of $526,790.00 for the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, and $604,089.00 for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, a federal entity, administering the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009682 to increase appropriations of $1,130,879.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Salaries and Benefits in Overtime ($526,790.00) and Changes to Restricted fund balance in Sheriff Categorical Grants ($604,089.00) funded by unanticipated revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue-Federal; and c) Find that the proposed action is an administrative and fiscal activity 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 the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) or (b)(5). 24-00587 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-45) Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Community Solutions, Inc. (CSI), as follows: a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Chair to execute a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CSI, a not-for-profit organization, to provide program delivery services toward inmates incarcerated in the Santa Barbara jail facilities for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, in the total amount of $1,810,003.00, and expanded in this amendment to include two (2.0) full-time positions funded under the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Justice Involved (JI) Pre-Release PATH 2 Grant award for a period of 18 months from date-of-hire; 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 potential physical impacts 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 and per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00607 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-46) Consider recommendations regarding a Work Site Agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for Program Internships, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute the Work Site Agreements with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara County (local vendor) to provide interns through their various internship programs (Youth Career Services, Department of Rehabilitation Student Services Paid Work Experience, and Student Training and Employment Program), with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller; b) Delegate authority to the Director of Social Services, or designee, to amend the Work Site Agreement by accepting the Participant Form Addendum, which is Attachment A to the Work Site Agreement; and c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00582 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-47) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Martha Gonzalez for services of Contractor on Payroll as the Cuyama Family Resource Center Coordinator, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Martha Gonzalez for Services of Contractor on Payroll as the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center Coordinator for a total contract amount not to exceed $99,554.47 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00583 Acted on as follows: Pass
A-48) Consider recommendations regarding temporary transfers to cover cash flow deficits occurring from July 1, 2024 through April 28, 2025, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution “In the Matter of Authorizing the County Treasurer to Make Temporary Transfers to Political Subdivisions Whose Funds are in Custody and are Paid Out Solely Through the Treasurer’s Office for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025”; 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 Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. 24-00589 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-49) Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Contract with Santa Maria Fairpark for the 2024 Veterans Stand Down, as follows: a) Approve for signature by the Chair, a contract between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Maria Fairpark for the Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down on October 26, 2024; and b) Find that the proposed action consists of the normal operation of existing facilities for public gatherings for the purpose for which the facilities were designed, and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15322. 24-00636 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-50) Consider recommendations regarding the authorization of funding from the Third District 990 fund balance for $7,000.00 for a Joint Grant Management Agreement between the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians and the County of Santa Barbara, for a joint submission for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program for the Santa Ynez Valley Regional Connector Transportation Project, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Joint Grant Management Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians (the Tribe), to support a grant application and potential award for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program through the end date of the grant if awarded with a total amount not to exceed $17,000.00 ($10,000.00 from the Tribe and $7,000.00 from the Third District 990 Fund Balance); b) Approve and authorize the contribution of, and not-to-exceed an amount of $7,000.00, from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Third District General County Programs Department 990 discretionary funding for the Agreement; c) Find that coordination on this Joint Grant Management Agreement provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and d) 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. 24-00628 Acted on as follows: Pass
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A-51) Approve the reappointment of Kristen Cahoon to the Human Services Commission, term ending June 30, 2027, Fourth District. 24-00630 Approved Pass
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A-52) Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Section 32-21 of the County Code to include collections enforcement options for Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT), as follows: (Set a hearing for July 9, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes) a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation, Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOT, penalties and interest; b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of July 16, 2024 to consider the following actions: i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation, Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOT, penalties and interest; and ii) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of government fiscal 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. 24-00624 Set for a hearing, as follows: Pass
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94 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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97 ADDENDUM
98 The Closed Session Agenda is amended, as follows:
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100 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Veronica Cruz v. Christine Tyler et al.; San Benito County Superior Court Case No. CU-20-00001. American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case. 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code section 54956.8) Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 059-120-003 and 059-120-004, 4400 and 4410 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (First Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party: Dr. Susan Salcido (Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools) or Steve Torres (Associate Superintendent, Administrative Services, Santa Barbara County Education Office). Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment. 24-00640 ▶ jump to 220:29
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101 Report from Closed Session ▶ jump to 222:01
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103 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
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1) Consider recommendations regarding the Orcutt Community Park Sports Field Lighting Project, Case No. 23SPP-00001, as follows: a) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 23SPP-00001, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, as specified in the Findings for Approval; b) After considering the Addendum, together with the previously certified Rice Ranch Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (03-EIR-05), and the 2015 Addendum to 03-EIR-05, determine that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA State Guidelines Section 15162, Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations, and 15164, Addendum to an EIR or Negative Declaration; and c) Approve the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance for amendments to the current Rice Ranch Specific Plan in compliance with Chapter 35.88 of the County Land Use and Development Code (23SPP-00001). 24-00627 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 66:08
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2) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Presentation and Release of the Annual Santa Barbara County Crop and Livestock Report for 2023, as follows: a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Crop and Livestock Report for 2023; and b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), as it consists of organizational and administrative activities. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00625 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 107:21
3) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.) a) Approve and adopt the Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00599 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 151:07
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4) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding updates to the Classification and Salary Plan for Appointed Executives and Management, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive an update on implementation of the Management Classification and Compensation Project effective June 24, 2024; b) Adopt a Resolution which amends the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution No. 24-91) previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024; c) Authorize the Human Resources Director to apply the expected Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Management General Salary Increase to employees who are otherwise Y-rated, as a one-time exception to general Y-rating rules; and d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are 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, and are therefore not a project subject to environmental review. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY 24-00633 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 163:30
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5) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Opioid Unified Response in Santa Barbara County (OUR SBC), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Receive and file a report on the OUR SBC strategic priorities and provide initial direction for utilizing the Opioid Settlement Funds in Santa Barbara County; b) Approve funding recommendations for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 as detailed; c) Approve the City of Santa Barbara's one-time request for $79,675.26 in Opioid Settlement Funds, which represents the City’s direct allocation of funds from the Janssen settlement, subject to a purchase order agreement specifying certain requirements and approved uses of funds; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009764 for FY 2023-2024 opioid settlement funding to the Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $437,900.00 for allocation towards medication assisted therapy (MAT) pharmaceuticals and MAT program staff costs at Santa Barbara County Jail (4/5 vote); e) Delegate the Public Health Department, in coordination with the County Executive Office, as the lead department in managing receipt and distribution of opioids settlement funds, including the establishment of a new special revenue fund where funds will be deposited, and the annual submission of required reporting to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) starting FY 2024-2025, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time (4/5 vote); f) Provide other direction, as appropriate; and g) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00637 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 219:42
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6) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) from 12% to 14% for the November 2024 General Election Ballot, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the TOT Rate from the current level of Twelve Percent (12%) to Fourteen Percent (14%) of the charges in the unincorporated area of the County; b) Read the title “Ordinance Amending Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax Rate to Fourteen Percent (14%)” and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; c) Approve and authorize member(s) of the Board of Supervisors to author, sign and submit on behalf of the Board an argument in favor of the TOT rate increase ballot measure and any rebuttal; and d) Set a hearing on the Departmental Agenda of July 9, 2024 to consider recommendations, as follows: (Set a hearing for July 9, 2024. Time estimate: 30 minutes) i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the TOT Rate from the current level of Twelve Percent (12%) to Fourteen Percent (14%) of the charges in the unincorporated area of the County; ii) Adopt a Resolution submitting the proposed Ordinance and ballot language proposing to increase the TOT rate to fourteen percent (14%) to the electorate for approval, and requesting and ordering consolidation with the November 5, 2024 General Election; and iii) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms 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: POLICY 24-00638 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 78:39
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7) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Tax on Cannabis Operations Ordinance, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50A, “Tax on Cannabis Operations” of the Santa Barbara County Code to change the tax on cannabis cultivation in the unincorporated area of the County: i) Option 1 proposes a tax on cannabis cultivation computed, as follows: Cultivation: Four percent of gross receipts or based on square footage for licenses having taxable transfer activity in the reporting period, whichever is greater 1) The rate for non-outdoor cultivation shall be a maximum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per quarter, per square foot, with an initial rate set at twenty-five cents ($0.25) per quarter, per square foot; 2) The rate for outdoor cultivation shall be a maximum of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per quarter, per square foot, with an initial rate set at two and a half cents ($0.025) per quarter, per square foot; or ii) Option 2 proposes a tax on cannabis cultivation computed as follows: Cultivation: Four percent of gross receipts or based on square footage for licenses having taxable transfer activity in the reporting period, whichever is greater 1) The rate for non-outdoor cultivation shall be a maximum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per quarter, per square foot, with an initial rate set at fifty cents ($0.50) per quarter, per square foot; 2) The rate for outdoor cultivation shall be a maximum of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per quarter, per square foot, with an initial rate set at ten cents ($0.10) per quarter, per square foot; b) Read the title, “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 50A, Tax on Cannabis Operations, of the Santa Barbara County Code,” and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; c) Approve the appointment and authorize member(s) of the Board of Supervisors to author, sign, and submit on behalf of the Board an argument in favor of the Ordinance amending Chapter 50A, “Tax on Cannabis Operations” ballot measure and any rebuttal; d) Provide other direction as appropriate; and e) Set a hearing on the Agenda of July 9, 2024 to consider the following actions: i) Consider adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50A, “Tax on Cannabis Operations” of the Santa Barbara County Code to change the tax on cannabis cultivation in the unincorporated area of the County; ii) Adopt a Resolution submitting the proposed Ordinance and ballot language to change the tax on cannabis cultivation to the electorate for approval, and requesting and ordering consolidation with the November 5, 2024 General Election; and iii) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms 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: POLICY 24-00639 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 310:25
116 Adjourned at 4:00 PM Adjourned to Tuesday, June 25, 2024 ▶ jump to 313:07
117 County Administration Building Board Hearing Room 105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor Santa Barbara
118 Challenges
119 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.
120 Announcements
121 The meeting of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
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