BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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

Agenda — 29 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. - 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_3vKU8OAhSiatXy_hXwgznw> 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 or by email at sbcob@countyofsb.org <mailto:sbcob@countyofsb.org>. 24-00342
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3. 3 Board Meeting Procedures
4. 4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
5. 5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
6. 6 Closed Session
7. 7 Disability Access
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9. 9 9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session
10. 10 Roll Call
11. 11 Pledge of Allegiance
12. 12 County Executive Officer's Report
13. 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.
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15. 15 Budget Workshop Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2024-2025
16. 16 The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later than listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed by Wednesday, April 10, 2024 may be considered on Friday, April 12, 2024. If Budget Workshops are continued to Friday, April 12, 2024, the Board of Supervisors may discuss budget items for any County Department, County Function or Special Issue previously discussed. Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group or Special Issue presentation. Please refer to the Important Notice Regarding Public Participation on page two (2) of this Agenda for details regarding current methods of participation. Matters not listed on the Agenda or of a general nature may be addressed during the Public Comment Period at the end of each day's hearing. Staff will be available from each Department to respond to questions and to provide information as requested by the Board.
17. 17 9:00 A.M. Continuation from Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Workshop (as necessary)
18. 18 Board Deliberation
19. 19 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
20. 1) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Preliminary Budget and Budget Development Workshops, as follows: a) Receive and file information about the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 preliminary budget; b) Provide direction, if any, regarding items to be addressed or included in the County Executive Office’s (CEO’s) Recommended Budget, scheduled for release in May and Board adoption scheduled for June 11, 2024 and June 13, 2024; c) Affirm or revise priority capital projects recommended for funding as presented in the Special Issue; d) Provide other direction, if any, as appropriate; and e) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government fiscal activity that does 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 24-00339
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22. 22 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.
23. 23 Adjourn to Tuesday, April 23, 2024
24. 24 Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room 511 East Lakeside Parkway Santa Maria
25. 25 Challenges
26. 26 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.
27. 27 Announcements
28. 28 The meeting of Friday, April 12, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 8:00 PM and on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 5:00 PM on CSBTV Channel 20.
29. 29 http://www.countyofsb.org