189 items from public meetings in Santa Barbara County (meetings in the last 90 days and upcoming agendas), newest meeting first. Each item quotes the official agenda or minutes and links to the record.
What: Decisions and votes (125) Hearings and deadlines (14) County contracts (43) Grants and funding (7)
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Adopted; and RESOLUTION NO. 26-217 b) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approved and authorized; b) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute; and c) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc. for temporary employment services for the period of September 22, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for a total maximum amount not to exceed $330,720.00
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute; and b) and c) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
a) Approve the following 2027 employee benefit insurance program renewals, each for 12-month period beginning January 1, 2027: i) Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Health Blue Shield Health Plans; renewal of the PRISM Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a 10.7% premium increase for all active employees and retirees; ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans; renewal of the Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for active employees and early retirees at the existing benefit levels with a 10.7% increase in premiums, and renewal of the Kaiser Senior Advantage Plans for all Medicare-eligible retirees at the existing benefit levels, with no rate increase; iii) Retiree Health Plans; renewal of the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plans for retirees, and the Medicare PPO Advantage Plans with a 9% increase for the Low Plan and a 7.2% increase for the High Plan; iv) County Self-Funded Delta Dental PPO Plan; renewal of the County’s self-funded Delta Dental PPO Plan at existing benefit levels for active employees and retirees with no rate increase; v) DeltaCare USA - Dental HMO (DHMO) Plan; renewal of the DeltaCare USA DHMO plan at existing benefit levels for active employees and retirees with no rate increase for a two-year period; vi) Vision Service Provider (VSP) -…
b) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to execute all necessary agreements and documents, e.g. renewal letters, amendments, or plan change acknowledgements, required to manage the plans listed in recommendations a.(i) through a.(vii) in a form approved by County Counsel, Auditor, and Risk Management;
c) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to accept revenue from PRISM in the amount of $24,410.00 to support Countywide employee wellness initiatives, such as physical activity challenges and programs promoting mental health and overall wellbeing;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 1647, to establish one-time appropriations of $19,419.00 in the Human Resources Department’s Wellness Fund to accept revenue from PRISM;
e) Determine that these activities are not a "Project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because the actions are the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) i) through vii) Approved; b) and c) Delegated; and d) and e) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
b) Direct P&D to transmit the adopted resolution to the Executive Director of the CCC;
c) Determine that the submittal of the aforementioned resolution and amendments to the Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15265 [Adoption of Coastal Plans and Programs].
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) i) and ii) Adopted; RESOLUTION NO. 26-218 b) Directed; and c) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Received and filed; b) Directed; and c) and d) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Received and filed; and b) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Approve and authorize the Public Defender, or designee, to execute a five-year agreement with BMAK, Inc dba CompuWave, Inc., for Box Enterprise Advanced cloud content management and AI workflow services for the period of October 31, 2026 through October 30, 2031, in an amount not to exceed $510,675.00;
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Approved and authorized; and b) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey to continue the Countywide Cooperative Stream Gauging Program from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 in the amount of $452,450.00 of which $349,830.00 will be funded by the Flood Control District;
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Rejected; b) Authorized; and c) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Approved and adopted; and RESOLUTION NO. 26-219 b) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a no-interest loan of $750,000.00 to the Los Olivos Community Services District to complete a 90% engineering design and environmental review of sewage collection and conveyance to the City of Solvang; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 1658 to increase appropriations of $750,000.00 in the Public Works Water Agency Fund for Other Charges, funded by a release of Restricted Purpose of Fund Balance; and c) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as it is a government fiscal activity, and 15306 as information collection which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, which states a project involving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions is exempt.
Keith Saarloos, Julie Kennedy, Michelle Dewerd, and Kathryn Rohrer addressed the Board A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Lee, that this matter be acted on as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute; and b) and c) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Blackbird Architects, Inc., to provide engineering services during construction for the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape and Coastal Access Improvements Project - Phase 2, County Project 720864, for the period of July 14, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for an amount of $50,295.00; b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make amendments to the Agreement for additional work in an amount not to exceed $5,029.00 as set forth in Exhibit B of the Agreement, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $55,324.00; c) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to amend the Agreement to extend the Term of the Agreement by up to one year to complete the work within the scope of the Agreement; and d) Consider the environmental effects of the project as shown in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (19NGD-00000-00005) dated September 16, 2019, adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on September 25, 2019, and find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and there are no substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance regarding significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and alternative, and therefore approval of the Recommended
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Blackbird Architects, Inc., to provide engineering services during construction for the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape and Coastal Access Improvements Project - Phase 2, County Project 720864, for the period of July 14, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for an amount of $50,295.00;
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that this matter be acted on as follows: a) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute; b) and c) Approved and authorized; and d) Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
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