County Board of Supervisors Meeting (with Agenda)

A meeting of the County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for July 25 in the Hearing Room. For your convenience, the departmental, or policy, items are summarized below.

1) HEARING – Consider Recommendations Regarding a Public Safety Dispatch Center Report, as follows: 
(EST. TIME: 2 HRS.) 

Summary: In 2016, the County of Santa Barbara contracted with DELTA WRX to provide a report analyzing the current emergency and non-emergency dispatching environment in the County Public Safety Dispatch Center. A panel comprised of representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA), and Fire Department considered proposals from several vendors. After conferring with the CEO, the panel selected DELTA WRX to provide the report. The offices of the CEO, Sheriff, EMSA, and Fire Department have reviewed the findings of the options to be presented.

a) Receive and file a report on the Santa Barbara County Public Safety Dispatch Center by Deltawrx Management Consultants LLC (DELTAWRX); 

b) Consider alternatives provided by the report and related presentation;

c) Provide staff with conceptual direction on a recommended alternative and direct staff to return with financial options to fund the alternatives; or 

d) Provide other direction, as appropriate 

2) HEARING – Consider Recommendations Regarding an Informational Presentation on the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care’s Homeless Management Information System, as follows: 
(EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) 

Summary: On March 14, 2017, the Board of Supervisors requested an informational presentation on the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The emergence of HMIS is linked to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CoC Program), which provides federal grant funding to homeless service providers across the country.  Since 1998, the County of Santa Barbara has applied for funds under the CoC Program.  Currently, the CoC Program provides approximately $1.67 million per federal fiscal year to fund providers that deliver housing and supportive services for homeless persons throughout the county.  (More)

a) Receive and file an informational presentation on the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care’s Homeless Management Information System 

3) HEARING – Consider Recommendations Regarding Options for the Hoop Structures Ordinance Amendment Project, as follows: 
(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

Summary: On July 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors directed the Planning and Development Department (P&D) to return on July 25, 2017, for a briefing and further discussion regarding options for proceeding with the Hoop Structures Ordinance Amendment project. The Board Letter summary includes a timeline of previous actions.

a) Receive and file an updated report on the options for the Hoop Structures Ordinance Amendment project, which the Board, on June 6, 2017, previously considered and acted on; 

b) Provide direction to staff as appropriate        

4) HEARING – Consider Recommendations Regarding Budget Revision Requests No. 0004981 and No. 0005000, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) 

Summary: Increased salary savings were incurred due to several staffing vacancies. This is a request that $115,000 of the salary savings be committed to the Auditor-Controller Systems Maintenance/Development Committed Fund Balance account to be used for outside consultant work on its Property Tax System implementation. Since this work is not expected to be ongoing, staff proposes to use consultants rather than hire staff who may need to be laid off upon completion of the project. Unanticipated revenue of $85,000, mostly from unused flexible spending revenue, will be used to replace five servers that have reached the end of their seven-year useful life.

a) Receive and file presentations from the Auditor-Controller and Clerk-Recorder-Assessor regarding Budget Revision Request No. 0004981 and Budget Revision Request No. 0005000; 

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004981 establishing appropriations of $200,000.00 in Auditor-Controller General Fund to increase Committed Auditor Systems Maint/Develop fund balance funded by a decrease in appropriations for Salaries and Employee Benefits ($115,000.00) and unanticipated Miscellaneous Revenue ($85,000.00); 

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005000 establishing appropriations of $1,135,000.00 to increase Committed Fund Balance funded by unanticipated revenues from State mandate reimbursements ($426,000.00), Supplemental Administration Fees ($372,000.00) and Property Tax Admin Fees ($102,000.00) as well as Salary Savings ($135,000.00) and unrealized Capital Asset Expenditures ($100,000.00)