Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG)

Good morning and welcome to

the June 25th, 2025 meeting of Santa Barbara County Associations of Government.

I forgot roll call here so, Madam Clerk will you please call the roll.

If there are any members of the public on Zoom who wish to speak would you please use a raise hand feature and I will call upon you. There was one written comment submitted by Doreen White which was provided to the board and placed online as part of the agenda packet, and there are no attendees on Zoom who wish to speak.

All right i'll go ahead and close public comment this time. Next item in business is our consent calendar. Are there any items that have been pulled by directors or by the public? Okay, so we have 4C that's been pulled by Supervisor Lee. Are there any other items? Anybody up here? Are there any members of the public pulling any items?

If there are any members of the public on Zoom who wish to speak to the consent calendar would you please use the raise hand feature and I will call upon you. And there are no attendees who wish to speak.

Okay, so this time we'll take a motion to approve The balance of the administrative agenda which are the consent agenda I believe that's a through T for A through T with the exception of C if I can get that motion.

So moved.

Second. Okay got a motion by Santa Maria and a second by Guadalupe. Let's go ahead and get any further comment on that? Seeing none or is it in there's no public comment on those items let's go ahead and get a roll call vote.

with the abstention of the minutes since I was not at the last meeting please.

All in favor except for the extension of the minutes.

Perfect all right we'll go ahead and read item 4C into the record.

Item 4C Highway 101 Carpentria to Santa Barbara segments for D&E public information services.

Alright this items been pulled by Super sorry Director Lee. Yes.

Thank you Chair Kaps. I was wondering, I want to ask Director Kearns to present on why we need to spend $715,000 on a PR firm?

I'll bring Fred Luna of our staff to come up and answer that question. Thank you.

Okay, so the Highway 101 project is covering the remaining work is about still $200 million worth of work out there. And so we still have two to three years of construction left on the primary interchange at Cabrillo and We're maintaining the same level of public information that we've had throughout the corridor since the inception, and that's proven successful in our relationship with the community.

What we've actually done is actually try to be a bit more efficient with that number if it sounds like there's a lot of inquiries that we field and working with the public and trying to be proactive We're going to be talking about the detours. It's not always easy when you closing ramps and then you have to let them know and create the materials that adequately inform them so We were actually spending at a much higher level if you can believe that and we're trying to reduce those costs because we're finishing the corridor. And so, we're looking at cost savings measures with our limited local funds. And so, we feel that's an appropriate level of effort for the work that still remains.

And I'd answer any further questions.

Good. I have a couple of follow-up questions.

Yes please, Resley.

Thank you. So doesn't Caltrans have a PIO already?

Yeah, yes they do. Caltrans has a public information office. They have about three or four staff that cover the entire of District 5 when we started the Highway 101 project which is a very large project for the district. We reached an agreement I would say to on how we were going to split services and that it was important to be able to provide an adequate and necessary level of service for the community, to be able to convey the construction and for this. And it wasn't something that their office could handle to that degree.

Okay so you're saying their PIO cannot handle the PR needed or can they?

They they have indicated that it's they cannot over the years and I think it's something that you know based on the level of materials and information that and other projects that the district handles across the entire, you know all the way from Santa Barbara up to San Benito in Monterey counties.

Okay so the way I see is this is a tremendous amount for PR that I feel we don't need because everything is decided and planned. The community knows exactly what's happening so to spend more money, $715,000 of it for something that the community knows what's happening, I believe that money should go towards our local roads north and south. So those are my questions for now. I want to see if any other directors have any questions or comments. Thank

you. Director Lee. Director Hartman?

Well, I can't really comment on the amount but I know that Caltrans has closed Santa Rosa Road and they didn't reach out to businesses and residents. And so the heat is on our office to try to resolve this. So I really appreciate getting PR and making sure that the detours and that people understand They can communicate with their customers so again I can't comment on the amount but that the fact it's necessary I can attest to.

Let's

go to Director Brown and then Director Kern has a

Mr. Luna, what were the other bids that you received for this endeavor or were

there other bids? So in the staff report we've kind of described the provide some situational awareness on where we're at with our current contractor. We couldn't reach an agreement because we wanted to like I mentioned before be effective with our local dollars And so we're going to be putting it out to bid and we're in the middle of that process right now because construction is ongoing, and we need to have those services provided.

We don't have a board meeting next week. We're asking the Board to delegate authority at that not-to-exceed mount. I imagine we've already had a pre-proposal conference. We'll have a number of people submit We're looking at hiring a firm that's going to be able to meet their qualifications for selection. We'll conduct interviews and we'll select the firm in the next couple of weeks to make that transition over.

We feel with our with the Caltrans team, we know this quarter we know what's important to communicate to the community and And so if that met your question, it's the budget $715,000 with that includes a contingency amount for the year. And that's at a level less than what we've spent in previous years that have come to the board.

I'll go to Director Slavenino and then I'll come over to Director Gardner.

Thank you Mr. Chair. So I can understand what Director Lee is talking about but I also see staffs point as well. We could be also sending out. I think it's a little bit different than when we started this thing because we started how long ago 6, 7 years ago people had no idea what was going on and there was very complicated project still is but I think now the community is a lot more bought in and understand what's happening.

I personally would leave this up to South County directors You know, I mean if it's important to them that they keep notifying their public about ongoing or they'd rather direct the money somewhere else. Personally, I don't have a stake in it and I probably should have gone to maybe go to the South County Subregional first.

Yes, I just want to let the board know that this is a requirement of our cooperative agreement with Caltrans that we provide this service through the project and we did see the change in scope as Fred Luna indicated. It was actually twice as much or more budget per year and that's why we couldn't come up to an agreement with the current contractor because she, that agency thought it should be at the higher level And so we do provide a lot of information and this is a new community. We're going through the Santa Barbara segment now which is new, these folks haven't had to deal with it I mean unless they were going further south and it is a very complicated piece.

We are closing off ramps and moving traffic. I think it happened last week and so getting the information out about what is happening on the road and we're sending out updates every other week?

Yeah, every two.

So it is a pretty high intensive public information campaign that happens and it has been happening throughout the quarter but in this last segment is probably the most complicated out of all the segments because of the tight with the segment of this and all the different movement moving parts and closing roads and going closing roads City roads as well going under Cabrillo. So it is a high level of communication and the businesses in the area so we do feel that this is necessary, but it is at a half the rate. So we saw the reduction in scope because we're not you know, we're just doing construction now. We're not doing the planning and the permit asking for permits and going through boards. So and ended its requirement of our cooperative agreement with Caltrans.

So I'll pass it back over to the chair.

All right director Mosey So I guess something that concerns me is you set a dollar value out and then go up for the RFP. If I were the contractor, that's the dollar I would hit. It just gets concerning and it sounds like you've already picked somebody

No, we have not at all. The budgets based on the scope of work and a basic based on what we've experienced over the last 10 years of public information with the current contractor and we've basically cut that scope of work in half so that's where we came up with that number and yes it is we have to have a budget number in your action Because that is part of the authority that you're giving me as the Executive Director of this agency. But in the RFP, it could be anything and we could get numbers that are double this and then we might have to go back out to bid and do a different scope.

I'm just saying if you got out the RFP and see what the numbers were, it just seems like you're a little bit cart before the horse here. Is that because?

Yes, we are the cart before the horse because you don't have a July meeting. Because of the need to get this contract on board, we're asking ahead of time to ask for permission to authorize this contract because again I know we're bouncing between Susan back and forth. Because of the timing of this, we were trying to negotiate with the existing contractor. She said no like two months ago so we hurried up and created this RFP and got this on this board agenda normally we would be coming back to you to award the contract that has been gone out to the RFP. So thank you for pointing that out we didn't point that out in our report. That's kind of my concern

I've

noticed

contractors seem to hit a number when you

put one, give them a

target.

That definitely happens and that's yeah going out for RFP that's pros and cons on both sides if you put out a number you're gonna get five bids at $199.999 below that number, so that's part of the process.

Director Rouse? Yeah thank you Mr. Chair yeah I have been in the middle of it right now and it's a very very complex project and I know what the contracts have been back in the past and I've always it's always raised eyebrows for me to however I've gone to a number of the public outreaches And the granularity and the knowledge and the specific things that were brought out were very valuable in terms of what we did around Montecito with all the roundabouts and the different bridges. And now, the thing we're doing is the most complicated part of all.

And so, and that thing with Hermosillo and all that really took a lot of complicated public outreach Yeah, and Caltrans understands it but they don't have the local granular knowledge that these consultants had. So I don't know about how the new company is going to do but when we did the, we used the same, we use theirs for also for the mission bridge over Cabrillo, the Mission Creek Bridge.

And that was a really long, nasty hard fought thing with the property owners businesses and the public. All the businesses on the pier and what not we needed a front man and that's exactly what we had and that worked out really well so it was actually I thought very much worth all the money we spent.

Alright other comments from different directors?

I just wanted to ask a clarifying question. You said that this is a required agreement with Caltrans, so we have to hire a PIO is what you're saying? So no matter what the number is, this contract is going to happen with someone. Okay. I just wanted to make sure I understood. Thank you.

Yeah, I got a question real quick Director Lee before you hop back in is if that's okay. So just a few questions. You said the scope of work is half of what it was before? Is that what it is? So what was the scope of work before and what is it now?

Yeah, I can answer that. So maybe this kind of wraps up some of the other questions that directors were asking so we did our own estimate of the scope based on our knowledge and knowing what we've done as far as level of service for the community but the scope is essentially because we have fewer projects than we need to manage right now you know? So we're really narrowing it down. We have about We're going to have less than a year left on the Montecito segment in the southern part of Santa Barbara. But then we have, like Director Rouse was indicating, the most complicated segment at Cabrillo, Santa Barbara North and that's just commencing so it's somewhat of an unknown on how many inquiries we've closed down all the ramps at Cabrillo now and so the detours are fairly complicated And just being able to convey that during summer seasons and other types of events, you know we're just we've planned for that in an allotted for that.

And so that's kind of the scope is still doing the same base things for construction but for fewer projects. And then we've kind of ratcheted back that a little bit about 30% just based on the knowledge base that we feel as we can So that's kind of how we've come to the an agreement recently on the scope.

So I guess I'm confused. So how does landscaping fit into a PR contract?

Landscaping projects require closures at times and notification.

They'll send out the press releases

on

those?

Press release or notifications that maybe shoulders are closed, or even ramps have been closed at times when we're doing some landscaping and so those require the public to be informed on that.

So they get informed by a press release is that how that's done?

either a press release or some type of notice on that bi-weekly construction update.

Okay, so it comes in the construction update that comes from like a traffic management company that helps us with that right? So all the complicated stuff is done by a traffic management company right? No. So this company actually designs the rerouting?

They take the information that's provided and then they convey that in terms that the public can understand versus a lane closure chart that maybe nobody can interpret. Yeah, you know an engineering plan so they describe those in words and then they they convey that and then they answer all the questions that we get when people have why did you close the ramp?

How many inquiries have we gotten over the last year?

We average... Yeah, we have phone calls. We have a hotline for phone calls. We have info emails and then we get direct messaging.

I'm sure we have all that. I just am looking for numbers. What I'm trying to understand is the scope because there aren't any numbers here you know and by the numbers I'm hearing or reading There's a bi-weekly update. They interpret stuff coming from a traffic management company and they send that out bi-weekly, and for that bi-weekly report we paid them according to this $25,000.

Right. Yeah, so I just want to clarify we do have several different things but I would say our previous contract involved working with planning commissions design review committees with the public it was a lot of activity and so yeah that's why reduced in scope and it's less than 1% of the cost of the entire project as a whole We have a hotline we have an e-mail we have a website that's contracted out that stand up for all of this. We have an annual ish construction brochure that goes out to that's mailed the U.S. Postal Service in English and Spanish So it is a really detailed scope. We look forward to seeing what proposals do come in. We're hoping that they're under budget. We scoped it out so that we can get some really good assessments here that are coming back and we don't have those numbers yet because the RFP process hasn't closed So we're off.

We're asking for authorization of up to this amount and we are going to look to see what comes in on those beds and so we have a couple thousand people on our cotton construction update and we have measurements in place that that do come in so when we close the southbound off ramp at Cabrillo, we can get And then the biweekly construction update I just want to be clear too we have we're working with granite They are also trying to meet timelines and deadlines. And we have commitments with our transit partners, our first responders to give two week notices of any closures when we close Cabrillo Boulevard under Highway 101. Our first responders have to know when those closures and where they can move in access. And so we have two week commitments to do that.

Our PR person does handle those commitments And in order to make that, she also has to go out to our residents. Yeah the consultant has to go out to our resident engineers ask them what's happening get the information and things change quickly in the project team so having somebody full-time is really important too.

I don't doubt somebody full time but this is $650,000 is probably about three people's full time I'm on, you know what we look at when we have our own employees. I mean might make sense to have this actually in-house for this amount of money might be another alternative that we might be wanting to look at it seems like a lot of money and you know there's a lot of scrutiny on on taxpayer dollars and so when people see that you know rating $650,000 for PR that I hear out in the community a lot of people aren't happy with the level PR and I know 1% in government terms we go it's only 1% entire project. Well, what's a billion dollar projects? That's $10 million. It's a lot of money if you go out to the public especially on the South Coast and say we spent 10 million dollars on PR on this project do you feel like you were you know, got a good value for that?

Probably the answer is probably going to be no. And so again and that's the and we're this the stink test on that here and people um you know this is really late in the project I really appreciate Supervisor Lee bringing it up because I'm it seems like a high number maybe it's something we should bring internally to handle those tasks on behalf and maybe have a less cost here but I'll send it back to Supervisor Lee. I know he was the one that originally pulled this item. Supervisor Lee or sorry Director Lee. Thank

you Chair. So The way I want to approach it is that we throw this item, that we ask Marjorie to renegotiate with Caltrans about the requirement and see if we can take this in-house. It looks like Lauren's doing a good job that she knows all the information. Why can't we do it in-house and have to spend this amount of money on? That money should go towards paving roads in the South County, North County Central.

That should be our priority. I get it but we have to start doing what we promised our communities, paving our roads so To me this is a waste of money. It could, it has to go towards something better and that's our pavement so that's my suggestion.

Just on that last point the money that we're using is measuring money specifically earmarked for the Highway 101 project so...

So we're not going over on that at all? No, no. Okay

that was why staff

had brought this recommendation back. What if there are excess funds in the for the 101? What happens to that? We go under.

It would follow our cost savings policy which says it would stay in the pot and this is a standalone pot

yeah

so it would you know.

Then the board would just have a new policy and reallocated some other direction like Supervisor or Director Lee's suggesting okay Well, very healthy discussion about these costs. Some different ideas out there. I'm open to suggestions or a motion on this.

I'm willing to put forward staff recommendation. I think there's a lot involved here that we're not fully absorbing yet and I think staff has had a lot of experience, I know in Carpinteria when we first started this how many, I mean we were deluged by people reaching out to us and I don't think, I think this is kind of a one After the 101, this isn't a regular thing. So I don't think we want to bring this in-house at this point towards the end so I'll move staff recommendation.

Now I'll second it with reiteration that I've seen first you know firsthand the value of it in in the Santa Barbara area and if you guys remember what we went through with the roundabouts and the idea with the coastal development permits and sound walls and all things have gone on in the past having that front person that is I just want to say thank you to all of our board members.

Well, I think it was a healthy debate about this. I'm not going to support the motion and I appreciate Supervisor Lee bringing it up. I think that it's the scrutiny that we do receive on this type of stuff and maybe it's late. Maybe we've probably approved bigger ones over the years past but I really appreciate Director Lee's attention on this because I do think that this is a lot of money and that you know that members of the public out there One, we want to see this money throughout the state of California and locally get deployed in a more efficient manner. And I think sometimes we get caught up and get used to things just being expensive.

And that's why even just directing this to Director Kern for her you know she already understands what this looks like I think. And so she's going to authorize something that I think the general public might think was gross. The amount that we're paying for this type of stuff and I think that's unfortunate that we kind of get here with these types of deals. It seems like whenever somebody goes out for an RFP in the government, they add a zero to their proposals because they know that there's not as much scrutiny on these things or that people are just used to paying more so understand why some people want to move forward but also understand the reason why maybe not. So I'll go ahead and call for the question.

Roll call on the vote.

Seven yeses and five nos.

Okay the motion passes and that concludes our consent agenda this

And the recommended action on that item is one, receive a presentation from staff on startup activities related to the San Ynez Valley Trail project and the next steps in the coming months. Particularly regarding public outreach opportunities to approve and authorize the executive director to execute a memorandum of understanding similar to the attached And based upon review and approval by legal counsel with the signing as ban of too much Indians to receive funding awarded to S Y B C I from the Federal Highway Administration in the amount of $1,426,000 from the active transportation infrastructure investment program for the purposes on advancing work on the project. 3. Approve and authorize the executive director to execute an agreement similar to that attached and based on review and approval by legal counsel with the FHWA to be designated the primary recipient of the $1,426,000 in the ATIP funds and responsible for reporting and administrative requirements 4.

Provide direction on the staff's proposal to use ATIP funding to advance key project work and augment the existing contract with SOMAS which will be subject to future board action

That's a mouthful for agenda item, gosh. Are we done? Mr. Luna please.

Okay I know exactly thank you Chair Nelson and Board Directors this morning so I'm excited to be here to talk about the St. Ignace Trail Projects and it's something that we came in January Mike Becker and Tom presented an item to get our contractor on board. This is our first presentation and update to the Board on the work that we've done today, so we're hoping to both tell you what we've done but also what's on the future as far This project is I from the project delivery division and then Mike and Tom from the planning division with Tom being the project manager. And Tom will collaborate with me on the presentation today.

So our intent today is to kind of for the board members that aren't that familiar with this project just do a quick overview of the project description, and then give the board an update on what we've accomplished over the last six months but Also talk about those planned activities that we have coming down the line. And then specifically the recommendations speak to an opportunity that's just come up as we're working through to bring some more money to this project regarding a federal highway administration grant that was originally awarded to the San Ynez Chumash tribe and now they've We're concluding that process to transfer that over to SB CAG as the primary recipient. And so we're going to be asking the board to delegate authority to sign certain MOUs and agreements that allow us to do that.

So the project just for orientation. This is just kind of a Google snapshot overview if you look on the left there, the product starts in the city built-in at park called Riverview Park And it'll go in portions along the river or near the river and then out towards the east, ultimately ending at the intersection or near the intersection of 246 and Highway 154.

It approximately about 9 miles in length and then the I'll get into this a little bit we have funding for different components that has different scope associated so that was part of our implementation strategy structuring how we go about moving the project forward. We have some requirements to based on a grant that we have through state parks at the city built in was was granted to deliver a construction ready project in a couple years What you see there in the middle there is really key outcomes that we intend from the project. So we're looking at what we call a multi-use trail, peds and bikes. We're still trying to figure out that equestrian component in certain areas. We know that's something that might be needed or would be used. We're just trying to figure that out because it's somewhat of a complicating factor both from a design standpoint We're also working with the San Diego County Board of Directors to make sure that we have adequate funding and funding so but will work in that out.

Connecting communities, that's a big part in the sand in his Valley, you know across the entire valley this provide will And then in the future recreational opportunities. We see that, you know as enhancing that and the ability not just for people to use the trail itself but it could promote other burgeoning recreational activities in adjacent areas and then fostering economic development, you know We're going to be looking at making giving something some some of the people that are already visiting the San Andes Valley another option to use and promote and then and ride to different events and things like that they don't have to get in their car to go 2 miles.

The project objectives so this is really near-term Identify a preferred alignment and so that's key in the city of built-in. It's pretty much laid out we they the city has done a great job over the years to set aside easements for the trail and we're refining that and using that to the maximum capability that we can but in other areas, it's a little bit less defined and so That'll be part of our outreach process that will commence and really talk to the public and figure out which is the best alternatives For the remainder of the corridor as you head further east We're looking at areas that are either on tribal lands or on the state highway and we're working with Caltrans to make sure that we can accommodate those out to 154. And then as I mentioned previously, we have a commitment in the city of Bulton through the grant requirements to have a construction ready project within a couple years and so that's what our consultant team is working on.

We have a two-year window to get that delivered And then that will put us in a good position to apply for active transportation program funds in 2028. Lastly, with that federal highways grant which is called the Active Transportation Investment and Infrastructure Program. We intend on completing design up to 30%. That's the allowable use of that federal planning dollars so we can get design drawings, engineering preliminary engineering defined and do all our environmental studies through the remaining seven miles of the corridor. So that's really a big win for that federal money that we're intending on using To manage the project, we've set it up to deliver these two silos of working groups that we've set up primarily kind of related to how the funding has come in but also how the work products that we intend on accomplishing through each.

And so I mentioned in the city of built-in that's defined as segment a right now we have a project development team comprised of the city and Caltrans and the county as well because they're neighboring agency and responsible agency. to that and then and then SP CAG leading that team. And so our objectives there are to finish that like I mentioned before a construction ready document. So we're starting that alignment studies, we'll have environmental and Tom will get into this as he goes through the schedule. We'll have environmental studies and then get into the detailed design all within the next year or so.

On the right side, we have grant funding for planning. So we're going to be doing quite a bit of outreach. This is the areas where the alignment's not quite defined yet and so we really need to go out and talk to the community and figure out which one is really endorsed by those community groups and stakeholders. We're working with both the City of Solvang, the county, and the tribe primarily. And then as we get further east, Caltrans.

So I'll hand it over to Tom and he'll really talk about how we're going to launch our engagement approach starting this summer.

All right, thank you Fred. Good morning Chair Nelson and Directors my name is Tom Vo from the Planning Division at SBCCAC in the next several slides I'll be walking you through an update on the recent and upcoming activities with a focus on public engagement for a project as this scale and complexity we have and will be engaging with many key stakeholders interested parties local partners and most importantly the residents through social media platforms and community events We will also leverage other ongoing efforts such as the county's Recreation Master Plan, the Chumash Development and Camp 4, the Highway 246 Alamo-Pentado Creek Bridge Replacement Project, the City of Bilton General Plan Update Process and Solvang Recreation Master Plan.

By leveraging these efforts, it will help the project to identify and be consistent with potential access points evacuation routes or future active transportation projects. In terms of the recent activities, we started the project back in January with a consultant team led by SOMAS. Since then, we have accomplished a number of things including the coordination and data collection with local partners to prep for the existing conditions and constraints analysis report.

To support this effort, we have been doing site visits with local staff to better understand the physical conditions of the study area We have also created a study area map to identify opportunities and constraints which will support the environmental analysis portion of the study. Through the working groups, we have developed the public engagement plan as this is a living document and last but not least working closely with the Chumash and Federal Highway Administration on the federal grant that Fred just mentioned On top of that, we have been meeting with various stakeholders and providing updates to local jurisdictions as requests.

We have several exciting activities coming up for the project. This slide provides a high-level schedule of the major activities from now until next year. Since the segment within the City of Bilton is more defined, most activities will be focused on the segment within Bilton. There are three key takeaways from this schedule. First we will start the public engagement process next month.

Second We will have the preliminary trail alignments in Bilton available by this fall and on the remainder of the corridor available by next summer. And third, we will start the environmental analysis and design work on the built-in segment this fall. To have a meaningful public engagement process, we need to have a comprehensive public engagement plan starting with clear goals and objectives.

The first goal is to build awareness. The second goal is to gather input and the third goal is to maintain transparency. We have identified tools and key performance indicators to make sure these goals can be achieved at a certain standard. For instance, we're developing a dedicated project website and a fact sheet to promote and gather input from the public.

We'll also be providing regular updates through community and tribal events as well as the news media. To support the public outreach activities, we've created a project logo and name to be used in all communication materials such as the website and fact sheets. Here are some major public events we have identified for the rest of the year, such as these Sovang Danish Days in the summer, the Chumash Intertribal Powwow in the fall and the Bilton Winterfest in the winter.

Please let us know if we missed anything here. And with that I'm going to pass it back to Fred to continue the presentation. Thank you. Okay,

I'll just bring it home. We just have a few more slides so our intent here was to describe and as I mentioned earlier the way we're Implementing this project in different segments. So based on the either the community or the funding that we have really makes sense you can see on the left there segment AI just I mentioned that earlier is the city of built-in and so that really has its own requirements based on the funding and timeline requirements. The rest of the funding has been some of it is for the entire corridor like we have a Caltrans planning grant That's for the entire corridor and then the federal federal grant that I mentioned from the from the two matches also across the entire quarter. And so trying to fit how the funding fits with the scope that we're trying to get done is been kind of a little puzzle for us, but we're glad to do that.

And you can see there in the City of Solvang that's a Segment C. That has a bigger area, steady area because they're considering a number of routes within the City of Solvang and so we want to make sure that that's included as part of the outreach process. Similarly the area between Buellton and Solvag is unincorporated and kind of farmland so there's a few options there that are available to the team.

And then as you get further east those dashed lines D through F, you're getting into a more built environment. We have an existing class 1 facility that runs along Highway 246 that goes to the high school, Santa Ynez High School and so that is going to be part of the overall network we're trying to establish and then continuing that out to the east And then this slide really talks about in general terms the funding that we have and how it's going to meet the scope objectives. We have a total of about $2.6 million right now for planning, design, outreach and all the environmental and technical studies needed to advance the project and then in the city of Buelton as I mentioned to do the detailed design for that project. And so Segment A, the Buellton you can see there that specifically some of those funds are being used in both segments or both work packages or areas.

And then we have local contribution from the City of Solvang that will be used in their area and the state parks grant that the city of Buellton granted is going to be used in their segment, Segment A. Our overall $2.6 million right now I think the big picture, I know local funds from the county and Director Hartman's office were trying to we're actually with the federal grant that we have right now we're able to kind of reserve that director Hartman and keep that available for leveraging future funds or advancing the design when we get to that point further so that was another win came out of getting enough federal money.

As far as next steps, and Tom touched on these will be conducting our outreach starting this summer and fall. We are continuing to work on those agreements both with the tribe and FHWA getting close on those in fact the one with the tribes And then the continuing work with project teams to include that additional scope that we're talking about with the federal work. We had an initial discussion with our project working groups on Monday and they seem to concur with how we're planning on using And then developing initial documents and to identify constraints so that we just be ready with all the material to go out to the public.