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Board Meeting Procedures
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions
Closed Session
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Disability Access and Accommodation Requests
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9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes of the July 15, 2025 Meeting
County Executive Officer's Report
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.
Swearing-In for New County Fire Chief Garrett Huff
Administrative Agenda
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.
Resolutions to be Presented
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as Emergency Management Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.
Adopt a Resolution in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Santa Ynez News.
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as World Breastfeeding Month in Santa Barbara County.
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Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sherman Hansen upon his retirement from the Community Services Department after over 35 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.
Administrative Items
Consider recommendations regarding Pest Detection Agreement 25-0002-047-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the CDFA to detect insect pests for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $7,948.00; and
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and 15306.
Consider recommendations regarding the Authorization for Year End Transfers and Revisions of Appropriations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for County funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) ended June 30, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) which require a majority approval vote (3/5) from the Board of Supervisors;
b) Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for County funds for the FY ended June 30, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) which require 4/5 approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) 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.
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Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Countywide Risk Assessment and Internal Audit Plan, as follows:
a) Receive and file the FY 2025-2026 Annual Countywide Risk Assessment and Internal Audit Plan in accordance with the County of Santa Barbara Internal Audit Charter; 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 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.
Consider recommendations regarding a Participation Agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for Psychiatric Inpatient Concurrent Review (PICR) Administrative and Fiscal Services for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair’s July 1, 2025 execution of a Participation Agreement with CalMHSA for PICR Program services (No. 12734-SB-PICR-25_26) for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $139,440.00 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is governmental funding mechanism and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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Consider recommendations regarding services agreements with Aurora Las Encinas, LLC (ALE) for psychiatric inpatient hospital services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027; Community Care on Palm Riverside, LLC (CCOP) for skilled nursing facility services for FYs 2025-2028; RG Legacy II, LLC d.b.a. Pasadena Nursing Center (PNC) and Foothill Heights Care Center, LLC (FHCC) for Skilled Nursing Facility Services for FYs 2025-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with ALE (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of psychiatric inpatient hospital services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $820,000.00, inclusive of $410,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CCOP (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $705,000.00, inclusive of $235,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with RG Legacy II, LLC d.b.a. PNC (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $850,000.00, inclusive of $425,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with FHCC (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,058,500.00, inclusive of $529,250.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
e) 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 as provided in Section 20 of all four Agreements; (ii) make immaterial changes to the Agreement as provided in Section 26 of all four Agreements; (iii) reallocate funds between funding sources as provided in Section I.E of Exhibit B of the Agreements for CCOP, PNC, and FHCC; (iv) withhold payment for non-submission of service data and other information per Exhibit B of the Agreements for CCOP, PNC, and FHCC; (v) deny or withhold payment for unsatisfactory clinical documentation per Exhibit B of all four Agreements; (vi) increase the augmented service rates as provided in Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement for CCOP; (vii) adjust the per diem rate as provided in Exhibit B-1 of the Agreements for PNC and FHCC; and (viii) amend the Program goals, outcomes, and measures as provided in Exhibit E of all four Agreements all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
f) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Runbeck Election Services, LLC for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Services Agreement with Runbeck Election Services, LLC., an Arizona limited liability company, for software licensing, equipment maintenance and support services for the Agilis Ballot Sorting Equipment for the term ending June 30, 2026, and in the amount of $34,641.93;
b) Authorize the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters or designee to exercise contingency, if needed, for additional repair and maintenance costs up to $10,358.07, 23% of the base contract amount, for a total not to exceed contract amount of $45,000.00; and
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because the actions consist of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding the Professional Engineering Service Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec) for Isla Vista Stairway Repairs, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional service agreement with Stantec for Isla Vista stairway repairs; and
b) Determine that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures or facilities 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 direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.
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Consider recommendations regarding a Grant Resolution for California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake, Third District, as follows:
a) Adopt and approve the Resolution authorizing the Community Services Director to:
i) Receive a Grant from the California State Parks DBW for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake; and
ii) Execute and submit the Grant Agreement in a form substantially similar to the DBW draft agreement and upon review and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager; and
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Notice of Exemption approved by the Board of Supervisors for this project on September 12, 2023, and determine that therefore no new environmental document is required.
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara (SOB), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Human Services Commission (HSC) funding recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute an agreement in the amount of $26,250.00 between the County and the SOB for Mobile Shower Program (HSGF Agreement); and
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of projects that are subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not projects as they are 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.
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Consider recommendations regarding Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Application and Memorandum of Understanding, as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to submit, by August 29, 2025, a joint funding application and execute all certifications, standard forms, and a grant agreement required for disbursement of HHAP Round 6 funds allocated to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) and County of Santa Barbara. Such standard agreement shall be in a form substantially similar to the HHAP 5 Standard Agreement and subject to concurrence by County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller;
b) Approve and authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC from the HHAP 6 Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and their inclusion in the Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness, which are required for the application, acceptance, and administration of the HHAP Round 6 funds allocated to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC and the County of Santa Barbara; and
c) Determine the above recommended actions are 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)(5), finding that the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Lompoc Unified School District, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Lompoc Unified School District as submitted; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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Consider recommendations regarding proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Sanitary District, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Sanitary District as submitted; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara County Schools Self-Insurance Program for Employees, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara County Schools Self-Insurance Program for Employees as submitted; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010629; 0010710; 0010725; 0010751; 0010753; 0010754; 0010759; and 0010766 (4/5 Vote Required).
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations to the County Health Department in celebration of 100 Years of Public Health Service in Santa Barbara County; as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve the acceptance of a $75,000.00 cash donation from CenCal Health to be used for the County Health Department’s Century of Service activities;
b) Approve the acceptance of a $25,000.00 cash donation from Marian Regional Medical Center to be used for the County Health Department’s Century of Service activities;
c) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a $25,000.00 cash donation from Cottage Hospital, received and designated in Fiscal Year 2024-2025, to be used for the County Health Department’s Century of Service activities;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010767 in the amount of $125,000.00 for the unanticipated revenue from community partners to be designated for celebrating the milestone of 100 years in providing public health services throughout the County; and
e) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the action is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding a $20,000.00 Grant from Direct Relief International to support the District Attorney’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Agreement with Direct Relief International, a 501(c)(3) organization, to support the Sexual Assault Response Team for the period of July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 in the amount of $20,000.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010716 to increase appropriations of $20,000.00 in the District Attorney General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated grant revenue from Direct Relief International; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are 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) because they consist 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 physical impact on the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Triton Technology Solutions, Inc. for maintenance and service of Emergency Operations Center Audio-Visual System, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Independent Contractor Agreement with Triton Technology Solutions, Inc. for maintenance and service of the Emergency Operations Center audio-visual system for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,000.00 for the period of August 19, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and
b) Determine that the activity is not a “project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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Consider recommendations regarding the 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project Conformity Review, as follows:
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Action Letter from the June 4, 2025 hearing finding the outlined Fiscal Years 2025-2030 CIP projects to be in conformance with the County Comprehensive Plan; and
b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval” within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a definite course of action in regard to any project.
Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Space Management Policy, as follows:
a) Approve the Santa Barbara County Space Management Policy;
b) Rescind the July 1994 Office Space Assignment Policy; and
c) Determine that the action is not a “project” under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2 Construction Contract; as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute a First Amendment (Amendment) to Board Contract No. 24134 with Tierra Contracting, Inc. (Agreement) for the construction of the Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2 Project (Project) increasing the contract amount the Contingency Amount by $68,958.80 for an amended Contingency Amount of $159,005.30, and adding Additive Bid Item No. 1 and Additive Bid Item No. 3 in the amount of $1,379,176.00 for an increased maximum aggregate contract amount of $3,089,111.30, and extending the contract Term through December 31, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director designee, to approve Change Orders under the Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $159,005.30, and in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20142; and
c) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, and that a Notice of Exemption on this basis was approved by the Board on August 27, 2024 and filed.
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to Cachuma Lake Recreational Vehicle (RV) Site Renewal Construction Contract, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment (Amendment) to Board Contract No. 23168 with Marcon Engineering, Inc. (Agreement) for the construction of the Cachuma Lake RV Site Renewal Project (Project) extending the contract Term through December 31, 2025; and
b) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which consists of the repair or minor alteration of existing facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing use; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b) which consists of minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient landscaping, which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the Board on October 10, 2023 and filed.
Consider recommendations regarding Amendments to Agreements with the City of Santa Maria and the Santa Maria Public Airport District and Langan Engineering for Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the General Services Director or designee to execute a First Amendment to the Common Interest Agreement 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;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the General Services Director or designee to execute a First Amendment to Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Langan CA, Inc. between the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria, and the Santa Maria Public Airport District, 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 with work being initiated via Task Orders;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010726, to establish appropriations of $487,500.00 in the General Services Department General Fund Budget for Services and Supplies funded by transfers from General County Programs; and
d) 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.
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Consider recommendations regarding the New Beginnings Safe Parking Program on Santa Barbara County Property License Agreement, First and Second Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the License Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and New Beginnings Counseling Center for the overnight Safe Parking Program on County property locations;
b) Determine and find that, pursuant to Government Code Section 26227, the Allotted Spaces within the Licensed Areas are not necessary for County use and will not be necessary for County use during the Program Hours of 7:00 PM to 6:30 AM Pacific Time, for the duration of the License Agreement. The Board further finds that the use of these spaces by New Beginnings’ Safe Parking Program, a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves a public purpose and provides a direct benefit to the residents of the County. Such use is consistent with Santa Barbara County Code section 12A-24(b), which authorizes overnight parking in designated areas when permitted by license or agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors; and
c) Determine that the proposed action of approving New Beginnings continued leasing, operation and maintenance of the Safe Parking Program is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Sections 15301, “Existing Facilities”. This is a categorical exemption which includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site's use.
Consider recommendations regarding a Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant Award, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development to award a grant to International Bird Rescue; and
b) Determine that the award of Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant funds is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4).
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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for services with Environmental Science Associates, for the preparation of the Imerys Solar Array and Battery Energy Storage System Environmental Impact Report, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Environmental Science Associates to provide professional services in the preparation of the Imerys Solar Array and Battery Energy Storage System Environmental Impact Report. Services are to be rendered during the period of August 19, 2025 to December 1, 2026 for a base contract amount not to exceed $343,177.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department (P&D) Director, or the P&D Director’s designee subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, to:
i) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency cost (labor hours) not to exceed $30,368.00 for services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, for a total contract amount not to exceed $373,545.00;
ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed, provided the contract does not exceed the base contract amount plus the 10 percent contingency identified in the contract; and
iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 33 and suspend performance per Exhibit A in the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor; and
c) Determine that the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor and the Board of Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5).
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Consider recommendations regarding the Modoc Multi-Use Path Phase II, Project No. 862416, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for the Modoc Multi-Use Path Phase II Project;
b) Award a construction contract in the amount of $5,546,564.00, to the lowest responsible bidder, Granite Construction Company, 5335 Debbie Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, 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 a 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 $299,329.00 and supplemental items of $190,000.00, for the construction of County Project No. 862416 for a total not to exceed authorization for the construction contract of $6,035,893.00;
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010719 to increase appropriations of $3,132,893.00 in Public Works Roads-Capital Maintenance Fund for Services and Supplies funded by State ATP Grant, CSA-3, General Fund, Measure A, and Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation (RMRA) Funds; and
f) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, 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 proposed actions are within the scope of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (22NGD-00000-00003) and Mitigation Monitoring Program adopted by the Board upon approval of the project on November 1, 2022, and therefore no new environmental document is required.
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Consider recommendations regarding Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road, County Project No. 24STM1-3L10, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office for construction of Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road, County Project No. 24STM1-3L10;
b) Award a construction contract for the Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road in the amount of $360,476.16 to the lowest responsive bidder, Seamair Construction, Inc., 205 Suburban Rd, Ste 2, San Luis Obispo, 93401, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the Project, as required under California law;
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to approve change orders for Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road for a contingency amount up to $32,156.31 plus an additional $32,650.00 for supplemental work items, for a total not to exceed authorization of $425,282.47;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a construction contract for County Project No. 24STM2-3L10, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010748 to increase appropriations of $48,800.00 in Public Works Roads-Operation Fund for Services and Supplies funded by Measure A; and
f) Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR Section 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; determine that the project is also statutorily exempt from the emergency provisions of CEQA, pursuant to 14 CCR section 15269(c) as this project(s) is necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency that does not have a low probability of occurrence and the time to conduct an environmental review of this project would create a risk to public health, safety, or welfare; and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on those bases.
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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for maintenance and repair of the membrane filtration pump and process skid at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve plans and specifications for maintenance and repairs of the membrane filtration pump and process skid facility at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant, Project TRTFLT;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with Cushman Contracting Corporation (a local vendor) in the amount of $831,226.00 for this work, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;
c) Authorize the Public Works Department director, or designee, to approve change orders in connection with the agreement in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00; and
d) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, no substantial changes in circumstances have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures have occurred, and therefore the recommended actions are within the scope of prior environmental review for this project under the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Total Dissolved Solids Reduction and Recycled Water Project (BRINEX) adopted by the Board on April 18, 2000 and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project.
Consider recommendations regarding the Release of Restrictive Performance Security Fund Balance for Debris Nets Project, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010485 to transfer Restricted Performance Security Fund Balance of $1,042,700.00 in Public Works Flood Control District Fund to Restricted Purpose of Fund balance; and
b) Find that the recommended actions are a fiscal activity not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, as set forth in 14 CCR Section 15378(b)(4).
Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District Recycled Water Distribution to Santa Maria Country Club Project Award, Fourth District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Recycled Water Distribution to Santa Maria Country Club, project, No. RWDIS5, on file in the Laguna County Sanitation District office;
b) Award the construction contract in the base amount of $1,218,742.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Joseph Construction and Consulting, Incorporated, (a local vendor), 2351 North Thompson Way, Suite D, Santa Maria, CA 93455, subject to the provision of documents and certifications as set forth in the plan specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
c) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $75,000.00 for a total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,293,742.00;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Construction Contract with Joseph Construction and Consulting, Incorporated; and
e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 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 recommended actions pertaining to the Santa Maria Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, project No. RWDPH5, are within the scope of the project analyzed in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Santa Maria Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, dated August 2023, adopted by the Board of Directors on November 28, 2023 and the Wastewater Reclamation Plant Facilities Master Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, 17NGD-00000-00015 dated April 4, 2018, adopted by the Board of Directors on July 3, 2018, and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project.
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Consider recommendations regarding the Statement of Final Quantities for the Photovoltaic Power Generation System Repair Project at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for the construction of the Photovoltaic Power Generation System Repair Project; Board Contract No. BC24273, on file in the Public Works Department, for work performed and materials supplied by Motive Energy Storage Systems, LLC (not a local vendor), in the amount of $309,938.51; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)[5], finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 9 to the Professional Services Agreements with Carollo Engineers, Incorporated for Engineering Services During Construction of Laguna County Sanitation District Plant Upgrades, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 9 to a professional services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Incorporated for Engineering Services During Construction of Plant Upgrades to extend the contract end date to December 31, 2025; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)[5], finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Rotorcraft Support Inc. for Maintenance and Repair of County Air Support Aircraft, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute and ratify an Agreement for maintenance of County Air Support Unit aircraft with Rotorcraft Support Inc, a County-authorized vendor for the term of June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This Agreement converts a Purchase Order to a Board Contract and increases funding by $3,600,000.00, for a revised total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,800,000.00, inclusive of $200,000.00 under Purchase Order No. CN12418 but which otherwise cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Order No. CN12418; and
b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15738(b)(5) that the actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
Consider recommendations regarding accepting Donations Totaling $17,718.61 from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Accept a donation in the amount of $7,738.61 to fund the 2024 Sheriff’s Annual Awards from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;
b) Accept a donation in the amount of $9,980.00 to fund a transfer of all Sheriff’s Office historical media to a digital format from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010745 to increase appropriations of $17,718.61 in the Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($17,718.61) funded by unanticipated revenue from Miscellaneous Revenue - Other Donations; and
d) 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 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.
Board of Supervisors
Approve the appointment of Brandi Rivera to the Women’s Commission, term ending December 31, 2027, First District.
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Approve the reappointment of Judith Dale to the Library Advisory Committee, term ending June 30, 2026, Third District.
Approve the reappointment of Roman Baratiak to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028, Third District.
Approve the reappointment of Mark Oliver to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028, Third District.
Approve the reappointment of Kaitlyn Chui to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028, Third District.
Consider recommendations regarding contribution of Fourth District Discretionary Funds to the Old Town Orcutt Revitalization Association (OTORA), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $2,000.00 from the Fourth District’s discretionary funding budgeted in the General County Programs General Fund to the OTORA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, (EIN No. 47-0932205), to support the ongoing efforts of an organization committed to the revitalization and continuity of the commercial district;
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the 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.
Approve the reappointment of Rebecca Carey to the Parks Commission, term ending June 30, 2028, Fifth District.
Approval of Administrative Agenda
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Public Comment Period
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WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.
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12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session
Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Frontier California, Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court case number 25CV01805.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code section 54956.8)
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 061-040-050, 4550 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, California 93110 (Second Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party: Matt Riley, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Volley Ball Club. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of the Santa Barbara County Public Authority for In-Home Supportive Services:
Employee organization: United Domestic Workers of America, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Social Services Director Daniel Nielson.
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.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)
County Fire Chief.
Report from Closed Session
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Departmental Agenda
Planning Items and Public Hearings
Department requests continuance of Departmental Item No. 1) to 9/9/2025
HEARING – Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No: 24APL-00006: Bidwell Appeal of Mariposa Investment Trust Agricultural Water Well, Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Area, Second District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00006;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00035, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and 15304; and
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case Nos. 22CDP-00000-00035 subject to the conditions of approval.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report on Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report entitled, “Do Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County Create a Public Health Risk?”;
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline 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
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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Information Technology Department’s Three-Year Technology Modernization Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the Information Technology Department’s Three-Year Technology Modernization Plan; and
b) 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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE
Consider recommendations regarding the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 of the County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations, as follows:
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations to reduce the cultivation acreage cap to 134 acres in the Carpinteria Overlay and to 1,417 acres in the Unincorporated area; and
b) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:
i) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c) these actions are within the scope of the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program, and the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) [Case No. 17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016] adequately describes this activity for the purposes of CEQA; and
ii) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the ordinance is undertaken which require major revisions of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and iii) no new information of substantial importance concerning the ordinance's significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the PEIR was certified, has been received that shows any of the following situations elements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(3) apply.
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report on Cannabis Taxation and Expenditures, as follows: (EST. TIME: 25 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury report entitled “Cannabis Taxation and Expenditure”;
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara Superior Court; and
c) 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
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Adjourned at 1:35 PM
Adjourned to
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building
Board Hearing Room
511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria
Challenges
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.
Announcements
The meeting of Tuesday, August 19, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.
http://www.countyofsb.org
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