SANTA BARBARA COUNCIL & ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS: MAR 28

By an edhat reader

Week of March 28-April 1: SB city council and advisory committee meetings

Santa Barbara city advisory commissions: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/default.asp. All now are by webinar/Zoom. A long-time Edhat subscriber thought it would be helpful and interesting for the community to have accessible a weekly listing of selected meetings, those of possible city-wide interest. We agreed. Please tell us what you think, good idea? waste of time? want it to continue but covering more than Santa Barbara city? There were requests for coverage of Carpinteria and Goleta; volunteers to do that and/or County meetings, please contact info@edhat.com.

A useful City of Santa Barbara webpage is Government Transparency: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/transparency/default.asp . Another is a jumble of sidebar links under the heading of Business: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/default.asp

If there’s something you want covered or if we’ve missed a meeting or misposted an address, please note below in the Comments section. Thanks!

Monday, 3/28

Single Family Design Board, Consent 11 AM;  Agenda and access, 3 pm, 1510 Santa Rosa Ave., 1709 Bath Street, 910 San Carlos Road, 639 Island View Dr, 36 Rincon Vista Rd, 691 N. Hope Ave.

Architectural Board of Review. Consent Agenda, 1 pm, 1150 San Roque Road, 212 W Figureroa, 915 N. Milpas.

Tuesday, 3/29

City Council, Finance Committee, 12:30 pm David Gebhard Room, Agenda, presentation on proposed updates to wastewater and solid waste rates.

City Council, Ordinance Committee, 12:30 pm, Council Chambers, Agenda, “Municipal Code Amendments relating to review of development projects for pre-existing Code violations”

City Council, regular meeting 2 pm, Agenda, lists details for the Finance and the Ordinance Committees agendas, as well as the regular meeting’s agenda packet, pages 1-741. Included is the Consent Calendar, with Minutes from May-November 2021; various financial and investment reports, the forgiving of all library fees, 2021 General Plan annual progress report.

Item 18, $9,387,750 Contract for the renovation of the Central Library Renovation Project.

Item 20, Water Supply Update and approval of an increase in expenditure appropriations in the Water Operating Fund in the amount of $2,000,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, funded from Water Operating Fund Reserves, for supplemental water purchases through the Central Coast Water Authority.

Item 21, public hearing on Community Development and Human Services Committee Recommendations for Fiscal Year 202

Wednesday, 3/30

HLC Consent agenda, 11 am: 2151 Mission Ridge Road, 812 Garden Street, 806 Orange Ave.  Links to the architectural plans are available by clicking/going to the Consent Agenda

Historic Landmarks Commission, 1:30 PM: regular meeting Agenda; Join meeting electronically: https://santabarbaraca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DI4mDIjaS4GgDJ0wcW80qQ: 1100 E Cabrillo Blvd, 2151 Mission Ridge, 524 Chapala St., 806 Orange Ave, 812 Garden St., 931 Anacapa St., with architectural drawings for most and staff reports for Mission Ridge and Orange Ave.

Also: 4 General public comment letters, as of 3/26. This is relatively new for the Advisory Commissions and commendable!

Independent Redistricting Commission. 2 pm, Public Hearing, City Council Chambers, online streaming. Final maps under consideration are available here. Agenda. Along with public comment and approval of the Minutes:

1. Presentation by the City’s demographer, National Demographics Corporation (“NDC”) on the draft maps.

2. Commission members will deliberate on the draft maps, select a new electoral district map, and present findings of fact.

Thursday, 3/31

Cesar Chavez Day, government offices, including libraries and schools, are closed.

Friday, 4/1

City Administration closed, a bi-weekly occurrence.