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January 23, 2024 ·9:00 AM Approved

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

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  1. 1 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as well as remote participation until further notice. Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara. 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_0JBlEEAOQFKOhCo_Yv1RKg> 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. 24-00092
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  3. 3 Board Meeting Procedures
  4. 4 Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
  5. 5 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
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  7. 6 Closed Session
  8. 7 Disability Access
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  10. 9 9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session ▶ jump to 43:42
  11. 10 Roll Call
  12. 11 Pledge of Allegiance
  13. 12 Approval of Minutes of the January 9, 2024 Meeting Approve the Minutes Pass ▶ jump to 44:55
  14. 13 County Executive Officer's Report ▶ jump to 44:57
  15. 14 County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.
  16. 15 12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session ▶ jump to 262:22
  17. 16 Closed Session
  18. 17 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / RE-APPOINTMENT (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957) Director of Public Works. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: Civil Attorneys Association of Santa Barbara County; Deputy District Attorneys Association; Engineers and Technicians Association; Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association; Service Employees International Union, Local 620 and Local 721. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt. 24-00097
  19. 18 Report from Closed Session ▶ jump to 263:05
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  21. 20 Administrative Agenda
  22. 21 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.
  23. 22 Resolutions to be Presented
  24. A-1) Adopt a Resolution celebrating the Lompoc Teen Center’s Grand Reopening. 24-00079 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:16
  25. A-2) Adopt a Resolution celebrating the launching of the California Nature Art Museum. 24-00082 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 57:13
  26. A-3) Adopt a Resolution honoring Community Trail Organizations for providing emergency repairs and ongoing maintenance of front country trails. 24-00080 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 62:27
  27. 26 Administrative Items
  28. A-4) Consider recommendations regarding a ProtoCall Services, Inc. First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2024 Services Agreement for “Access Line” Telephone Services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with ProtoCall Services, Inc., an Oregon corporation (not a local vendor), referred to as BC 23-061, to add $153,000.00 in funding due to an unanticipated increase in services for a new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $455,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024; and b) Determine that the above action is a government fiscal activity or funding mechanism which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which 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. 24-00069 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  30. A-5) Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) and Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. (Sanctuary) Standard Agreements for No Place Like Home (NPLH) Program Noncompetitive Allocation Round 3 and Competitive Allocation Round 4 Funds for Hollister II Project, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute Standard Agreement No. 20-NPLH-16259 with the State HCD and Sanctuary for NPLH Noncompetitive Allocation Round 3 funds in the amount of $450,000.00 for the period beginning upon State HCD approval and ending 30 years from the effective date of the Agreement; b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute Standard Agreement No. 21-NPLH-17347 with State HCD and Sanctuary for NPLH Competitive Allocation Round 4 funds in the amount of $6,959,564.00 for the period beginning upon State HCD approval and ending 30 years from the effective date of the Agreement; c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute any subsequent amendments or modifications to the Agreements (No. 20-NPLH-16259 and No. 21-NPLH-17347), as well as any other documents which relate to the NPLH program or NPLH program funds awarded to the County, as State HCD may deem appropriate, 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, and County Counsel before exercising the delegated authority under recommended action c); and e) Determine that the recommended actions: i) Are not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and Public Resources Code Section 21163.1, which states that a decision by a public agency to seek funding from the NPLH Program does not constitute a “project;” and ii) Are otherwise within the scope of the Notice of Exemption (NOE) adopted by the City of Santa Barbara and posted by the Santa Barbara County Clerk of the Board on December 15, 2020, in which the City found that Sanctuary’s proposed development is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 because it consists of an Infill Development Project. 24-00064 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  32. A-6) Consider recommendations regarding the declaration of election of certain candidates nominated to the Democratic and Republican County Central Committees at the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election, as follows: a) Pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 7228 and 7423, declare elected the candidates listed, who have been nominated for election at the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election to the Democratic and Republican County Central Committees; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 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. 24-00073 Acted on as follows: Pass
  33. A-7) Consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of Loan Subordination Agreements Concerning Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc.’s Hollister II Affordable Housing Development (Project) located at 115 West Anapamu Street (Property), City of Santa Barbara, First District, as follows: a) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the County’s rights with respect to its one-million-four-hundred-thousand-dollar ($1,400,000.00) County Permanent Local Housing Allocation loan (PLHA Loan) to Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. (Owner) to a seven-million-dollar ($7,000,000.00) State of California Department of Social Services Community Care Expansion Project loan to Owner (State CCE Loan); b) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the PLHA Loan to a two-million-nine-hundred-fourteen thousand, two-hundred twenty-four-dollar ($2,914,224.00) State of California Department of Behavioral Health Care Services Capital Infrastructure Program Project loan to Owner (State BHCIP Loan); c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating a one-million-five-hundred-thousand-dollar ($1,500,000.00) County Community Corrections Partnership loan to Owner (CCP Loan) to the State CCE Loan; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the CCP Loan to the State BHCIP Loan; e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement, whereby the City of Santa Barbara agrees to subordinate a City Affordability Covenant Imposed on Real Property (City Covenant) to the County PLHA Loan; f) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement whereby the City of Santa Barbara agrees to subordinate the City Covenant to the County CCP Loan; and g) Find that the Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements pursuant to CEQA Section 15332, consistent with the Notice of Exemption filed by the City of Santa Barbara on December 4, 2020. 24-00066 Acted on as follows: Pass
  34. A-8) Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel, Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County and Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP to extend the agreement through June 30, 2024 with no change to the maximum contract amount and update the Notices section of the Agreement; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00075 Acted on as follows: Pass
  35. A-9) Approve Budget Revision Request Nos 0009355; 0009502; 0009503; and 0009516 (Majority Vote Required); and 0009269; 0009302; 0009373; 0009495; 0009497; 0009499; 0009500; 0009501; 0009507; 0009513; and 0009514. (4/5 Vote Required) 24-00068 Approved Pass
  36. A-10) Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Ernst and Young (EY) for Disaster Cost Recovery Consulting Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with EY for disaster cost recovery services to increase funding in the amount of $544,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009493 to establish appropriations of $350,000.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 services and supplies funded by the Disaster Recovery fund balance; and c) Determine that the proposed action is an administrative activity that does not involve commitment to any specific project, and therefore is not a project as defined by State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5). 24-00074 Acted on as follows: Pass
  37. A-11) Adopt a Resolution to amend the 2024 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and Locations to change the April Budget Workshop dates from April 8, 10, and 12, 2024 to April 9, 10, and 12, 2024. 24-00078 Adopted Pass
  38. A-12) Consider recommendations regarding the County ERP Project, Transfer of Project Implementation Responsibilities to the Information Technology Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Adopt a Resolution establishing one (1) Assistant Department Leader position in the Information Technology Department, effective as of February 5, 2024; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009522 which establishes appropriations in the Information Technology Department for the cost of the position for the remainder of the fiscal Year, in an amount of $119,600.00, to be funded from the Countywide ERP Project committed fund balance set-aside in General County Programs; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00094 Acted on as follows: Pass
  39. A-13) Consider recommendations regarding a Common Interest Agreement with the City of Santa Maria and the Santa Maria Public Airport District for Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the General Services Director or designee to enter into a Common Interest Agreement by and between the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria, and the Santa Maria Public Airport District, to work cooperatively to retain a joint consultant to carry out the required actions necessary to comply with Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for 2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California, subject to approval by Auditor Controller, Risk Management and County Counsel; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 24-00095 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  41. A-14) Consider recommendations regarding the Calle Real Campus Main Water Loop Design Award of the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Construction Administration Services, Project No. 19012, Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the PSA with Diversified Project Services International, Inc. (DPSI) to provide professional civil design, and construction administration services for the Calle Real Campus Main Water Loop Improvements and New Water Loop Design, located on the County’s Calle Real Campus in Santa Barbara, CA, in an amount not to exceed $29,490.00; and b) Find that this contract is determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 14 CCR 15302(c) because it consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or structures where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, and the Notice of Exemption on these bases was filed with the Board Letter on December 1, 2021. 24-00067 Acted on as follows: Pass
  42. A-15) Consider recommendations regarding the Vacation of the Unused Portion of a County Road and Right of Way at 365 Main Street, Los Alamos (RP File No. 004061), Fourth District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution and Summary Order to Vacate and authorize staff to record the Resolution, Findings, and Summary Order to Vacate, thereby abandoning an unused 20-foot portion of a County Road and Right of Way for ingress and egress at Main Street, being that portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 101-182-005 in the Town of Los Alamos; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from environmental review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), no possibility of an Environmental Impact, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00071 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 73:00
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  44. A-16) Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract with the Lompoc Unified School District for the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CRMF contract with the Lompoc Unified School District, in the amount of $100,000.00, to install the California Coastal Wetlands Exhibit in the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, for the period of January 23, 2024, to June 1, 2024; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the following actions for the attached Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Contract: i) Extend time of performance, in accordance with Section 3 of the contract, for up to and not to exceed a period of one year for good cause; ii) Approve project changes, in accordance with Section 5 of the contract, including any change to the project description, any reduction in the overall project budget, or any change in a budget item of 10 percent or more; and iii) Terminate the contract, in accordance with Section 15 of the contract; and c) Determine that the allocation of a CRMF grant is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). 24-00072 Acted on as follows: Pass
  45. A-17) Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 Animals and Fowl, Article I and Adding Article IX, Roosters, to regulate and to limit the number of roosters by parcel size that may be kept on a single premise in Santa Barbara County, as follows: a) Consider and approve the adoption of the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 7, titled Animals and Fowl, Article I (General), Sections 7-1 and 7-5 through 7-7, and to add Article IX (Roosters); and b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 95:49
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  47. A-18) Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution to Cease Burial of Waste at the Tajiguas Landfill as of January 1, 2039, Third District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that revises the Board’s policy to cease use of the Tajiguas Landfill for disposal of municipal solid waste as of January 1, 2039 and replaces Resolution 18-150 adopted by the Board on June 19, 2018; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5) as the recommended actions are general policy and organizational or administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and approve the posting of a Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00096 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  50. A-19) Consider recommendations regarding a Modoc Road Multi-Use Trail Phase I Landscaping Contract with JAS Landscape LLC, Project No. 862436, Second District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for the Modoc Road Multi-Use Trail Phase I Landscaping Contract with JAS Landscape LLC; b) Award the landscaping and irrigation contract in the amount of $ 277,971.00 to the second lowest responsible bidder, JAS Landscape LLC, 2225 River Ridge Road, Oxnard, CA 93036, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law; c) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $27,649.00 and supplemental items of $25,000.00, for the construction of County Project 862436 for a total not to exceed authorization of $330,620.00; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the landscaping and irrigation contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives; and e) Determine the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails and similar facilities), On January 26, 2021, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. 24-00060 Acted on as follows: Pass
  51. A-20) Consider recommendations regarding Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements, County Project No. 820662, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for construction of Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements; b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $396,470.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Taylor Jane Construction LP, 151 W Dana Street, Suite 101, Nipomo, CA 93444, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives; d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $33,074.00 and supplemental items of $15,000.00, for the construction of Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements for a total not to exceed authorization of $444,544; and e) Determine the project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. 24-00062 Acted on as follows: Pass
  52. A-21) 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) 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 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 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; and d) Determine that these 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. 24-00063 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  55. A-22) Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, Various Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following the 2023 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 action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated; and d) Determine that these 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(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. Also 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. 24-00076 Acted on as follows: Pass
  56. A-23) Consider recommendations regarding the Sheriff’s Office Jail-Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) Program, Contract with California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute a one (1) year contract with the California DSH accepting an amount not to exceed $1,805,523.00 for the duration of the contract (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) to provide a Jail Based Competency Treatment Program within the Sheriff’s Office’s Main Jail Facility; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute California Civil Rights Laws and Contractor Certification Clauses; and c) 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 a potentially significant 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. 24-00070 Acted on as follows: Pass
  57. A-24) Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations totaling $102,510.00 from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Accept a donation of new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the Sheriff’s Office with a value of $49,160.00 from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization; b) Accept a cash donation of $20,870.00 for a multi-purpose canine and training for specific use in law enforcement operations from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse; c) Accept a donation for a new Negotiation Recording and Control System for specific use for the Crisis Negotiation Team from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse with a value of $32,480.00; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009491 to increase appropriations of $102,510.00 in the Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($57,160.00), Capital Assets ($32,480.00), and Restricted Donations Fund Balance ($12,870.00) funded by unanticipated revenue from Miscellaneous Revenue - Other Donations; and e) 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 a potentially significant 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. 24-00065 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  59. A-25) Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify for 211 Helpline Service, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, a local vendor, to provide the 211 Helpline Service and Disaster Services for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for a total contract amount not to exceed $236,333.00 for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; 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. 24-00077 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  63. A-26) Consider recommendations regarding new stop controls, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution to establish new stop controls on Hot Springs Road at the intersection with Riven Rock Road in the First District; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 (c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis. 24-00091 Acted on as follows: Pass
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  65. A-27) Approve the reappointment of Neal Bartlett to the Carpinteria Cemetery District Board of Trustees, term ending December 31, 2027, First District. 24-00085 Approved Pass
  66. A-28) Approve the appointment of Elizabeth (Betsy) Newman to the Arts Commission, term ending January 23, 2027, First District. 24-00084 Approved Pass
  67. A-29) Approve the appointment of Paul Van Leer to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, term ending December 31, 2026, Third District. 24-00089 Approved Pass
  68. A-30) Approve the appointment of Gretchen Grenier to the Commission for Women, term ending December 31, 2024, Third District. 24-00090 Approved Pass
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  70. A-31) Approve the appointment of Karen Draper to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2027, Fourth District. 24-00086 Approved Pass
  71. A-32) Approve the reappointment of Mary Caldera to the Los Alamos Cemetery District, term ending December 31, 2025, Fourth District. 24-00087 Approved Pass
  72. A-33) Approve the reappointment of Michael Nicola to the Los Alamos Cemetery District, term ending December 31, 2025, Fourth District. 24-00088 Approved Pass
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  74. 65 Item A-34) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:
  75. 66 Administrative Item
  76. A-34) Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Harris and Associates to Prepare a Countywide Strategic Plan for Workforce Housing Development and Preservation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement (Agreement) with Harris and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $216,825.00 for delivery of a Strategic Plan for Workforce Housing Development and Preservation; b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director, or designee, to approve and execute amendments to extend the term of the agreement, to amend the Agreement’s Budget line items and/or amounts in each line item, provided that the overall amount of the Budget is not increased, and approve necessary administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary to conform with Federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, policies, and funding amounts; c) Approve allocation $216,825.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) grant funds for a Workforce Housing Development and Preservation consultant, funded from offsetting reductions to the Broadband Strategy Study ($15,000.00) and Homeless Encampment Strategy Year 1 ($201,825.00) projects; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009515 to establish appropriations of $216,825.00, funded by an Operating Transfer from ARPA of $216,825.00; and e) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment. 24-00098 Withdrawn from the agenda Pass
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  78. 68 Approval of Administrative Agenda
  79. 69 Public Comment Period THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (24-00002) WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. ▶ jump to 96:45
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  82. 71 Departmental Agenda Planning Items and Public Hearings
  83. 72 Department Requests Withdrawal of Departmental Item No. 1) from the Agenda
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  85. 1) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 46A Inclusionary Housing, as follows: a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to revise Section 46A-3; b) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda to consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to revise Section 46A-3; and c) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RECOMMENDATON: WITHDRAW 24-00059 Withdrawn from the agenda Pass ▶ jump to 132:20
  86. 2) Consider recommendations regarding the Annexation of Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) to Orcutt Community Facilities District, Fourth District, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein;” and b) Determine that the adoption of the Ordinance is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE). 24-00061 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 139:30
  87. 3) HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding MW Consulting Updated Analysis of Santa Barbara County Criminal Justice Overview and Jail Projections; Jail Population Management Strategies Plan and Status Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report by MW Consulting on Santa Barbara County Updated Analysis: Criminal Justice Overview and Jail Projections - January 2024; b) Receive and file a report on County jail population management strategies plan and status update; c) Provide any direction, as appropriate; and d) Determine pursuant to the 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 do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE 24-00081 Acted on as follows: Pass ▶ jump to 261:59
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  90. 77 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FEBRUARY 2024 PROJECTED CALENDAR The items below are projected to be placed on a Board of Supervisors agenda next month and are subject to change. Therefore, these are draft and remain so until the final agenda is created and posted on the Thursday preceding a Board of Supervisors’ meeting. For information on a particular anticipated item, please contact the department noted. For any other questions regarding the Board of Supervisors’ agendas, please contact the Clerk of the Board Office at (805)568-2240. - Pavement Impact Studies and Options for Pavement Impact Mitigation Public Works Contact: Chris Sneddon - csneddo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us - KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Works County Executive Office and Public Works Contact: Ted Teyber - edteyber@countyofsb.org - KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Agriculture / Weights and Measures Department County Executive Office and Agricultural Commissioner Contact: Ted Teyber - edteyber@countyofsb.org - KPMG Operational Review of Santa Barbara County Crisis Services County Executive Office Contact: Katrina Fernandez - kfernandez@countyofsb.org and Lindsay Walter - liwalter@countyofsb.org - Laguna and Countywide Indirect Potable Reuse Study Public Works Contact: Marty Wilder - mwilder@countyofsb.org and Matt Young - mcyoung@co.santa-barbara.ca.us - Housing Bill Implementation Project Ordinance Amendments Planning and Development Contact: Lila Spring - springl@countyofsb.org - Social Services Public Assistance Programs Overview Social Services Contact: Maria Gardner - mgardne@countyofsb.org - CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review (Cal-OAR) System Improvement Plan Social Services Contact: Maria Gardner - mgardne@countyofsb.org - CalFresh Program Augmentation Social Services Contact: Rachel Lipman - rlipman@countyofsb.org - Opioid Settlement Funds County Executive Office Contact: Mouhanad Hammami - mhammami@sbcphd.org - Los Prietos Boys Camp Site Special Use Permit Probation/Fire Contact: Holly Benton - hbenton@countyofsb.org and Chief Mark Hartwig - mark.hartwig@sbcfire.com - Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project Public Works Contact: Joddi Leipner - jleipner@cosbpw.net - Quarter 2 Budget Update County Executive Office Contact: Paul Clementi - pClementi@co.santa-barbara.ca.us - Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 2 Progress Report Community Services Department Contact: Kimberlee Albers - kalbers@co.santa-barbara.ca.us and Lucille Boss - lboss@co.santa-barbara.ca.us 24-00093
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  93. 79 Adjourned at 3:03 PM Adjourned to Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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  95. 80 County Administration Building Board Hearing Room 105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor Santa Barbara
  96. 81 Challenges
  97. 82 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.
  98. 83 Announcements
  99. 84 The meeting of Tuesday, January 23, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
  100. 85 http://www.countyofsb.org