Board of Supervisors — 2018-04-10

Music playing ¶¶ Music ¶. ♪ Music I call this meeting to order. Good morning. Please do the roll call.

Ms. Hartman? Here Mr. Adam? Here Mr. Lavinino? Here Ms. Wolfe? Here. Mr. Williams? Here

Can I get a motion on the minutes of April 3rd?

Second.

All those in favor, please say aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. And we have four A items by resolution starting with A23.

Would you like to accept a motion and a second to approve those items?

I'll move the resolution items. This is A23 through A26? Correct. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. A23 please.

Okay, we have four resolutions to present this morning and We're going to start with item 823. This is sponsored by our chair supervisor Williams This is a resolution proclaiming the week of April 23rd through April 27 2018 as Kate has committed week in Santa Barbara County And I think Britt Stanley and Stephen Thompson are here if they would come on up to the podium Thank you, I will go ahead and read the resolution into the record Whereas the county of Santa Barbara suffers numerous problems associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse and values the health and safety of all of our residents.

And whereas committed week is a youth development campaign planned by youth for youth focusing on drug abuse prevention and education to promote a healthy and drug free lifestyle. And whereas it's the goal of the council in alcoholism and Senate Barbara County Friday Night Live Partnership, the Youth Service Specialist Program to involve families, schools, businesses, media, government, medical institutions, faith organizations, law enforcement agencies and other youth organizations in all aspects of this campaign. This will foster an atmosphere that supports a healthy lifestyle for youth and educates and creates awareness of the harms of substance abuse.

And whereas the committed campaign was established by CATA to encourage our youth to live a healthy lifestyle through the prevention efforts focused on promoting activities that keep youth drug free. And whereas, the month of April is California Friday Night Live Month and Alcohol Awareness Month, our town hall is a way to showcase student efforts to curb the effects of drug and alcohol in the community.

And now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors proclaims April 23rd through 27th, 2018 as committed week in Santa Barbara County. It encourages all residents to support and participate in alcohol and other drug prevention activities. Passed and adopted today.

Thank you, Supervisor Williams, other supervisors. We think that the committed campaign and campaigns like Red Ribbon Week are extremely important nowadays with what's going on with our kids. In our teen court program, over 70% of the kids who come into that program admit to using drugs. Over 60% admit to using alcohol and we're talking as kids as young as 10, 11 years old. So I think campaigns like this are extremely important. Steven Thompson our coordinator for Friday Night Live here in North County. We have three chapters going on currently with over 75 kids in South County. We have over seven chapters with 190 students.

So there are kids who are wanting to make a difference in our communities, and we just want to thank you for allowing us to have this resolution for our committed campaign. And you can see each one of you got a committed campaign wristband to wear and so thank you very much, appreciate it.

Chair Williams and members of the board, item A24 is sponsored by Supervisors Wolfe and Hartman. And this is a resolution recognizing April 10th 2018 which is today as Equal Pay Day in Santa Barbara County. And we have Diane Owens who's here with some friends, former supervisor Owens. And if you guys will come on up and I'll read the resolution into the record.

Whereas more than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women and disproportionately women of color continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay. And whereas according to the US Census Bureau, women working full time year round in Santa Barbara County typically earned 87% of what the men earned for comparable work. And whereas in 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law giving women a legal framework to challenge pay inequity in our courts. But nonetheless, lawmakers are urged to pass the Paychecks Fairness Act which would close loopholes and improve the law's effectiveness.

Whereas nearly four in ten women with children are the primary breadwinners of their household and nearly two-thirds are the primary or significant earners making pay equality critical to family's economic security. And whereas, a lifetime of lower pay means women have less income to save for retirement and less income counted in a social security or pension benefit formula.

And whereas fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs while enhancing the American economy. And whereas April 10th 2018 symbolizes the date when the wages paid to American women each year catch up to the wages paid to men the previous calendar year. Therefore, it is hereby ordered and resolved that the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors urges citizens of the county of Santa Barbara in the state of California to recognize the full value of women's skills and significant contributions to labor force. And further encourages businesses and employers to conduct internal pay evaluations to ensure women are being paid fairly. Passed and adopted today by the board.

Thank you, I'm Pat Grijalva. I'm currently president of the Lompoc-Vandenberg branch of American Association of University Women and AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. And for more than 130 years we've worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of women and their families. Today, Tuesday April 10th marks Equal Pay Day as the resolution stated and it's symbolic of the day when women's earnings catch up with men's earnings from the previous year.

The typical woman working full time year round in the United States is paid just 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid which means she has to work until April 10th 2018 to be paid as much as a typical man took home by December 31st 2017. So we just want to thank the Supervisors Hartman and Wolf for sponsoring this resolution. And we feel every woman deserves a full paycheck, so thank you again.

That's right. Let's do A25.

Okay, Chair Williams and members of the board. Item 825 this is also sponsored by Supervisors Wolfe and Hartman. This is a resolution proclaiming the week of April 8th through 14 2018 as National Crime Victims Rights Week in Santa Barbara County. Cindy Gresser we have Cindy back there and Megan Reinschild and anybody else you friends bring them on up And I'll go ahead and read the resolution.

Whereas over 3,500 individuals are directly harmed by crime each year in Santa Barbara County and each crime affects many more family members, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. And whereas crime leaves a lasting physical, emotional and financial impact on people of all ages, abilities and economic racial and social backgrounds. This year's theme is expand the circle reach all victims and emphasizes the importance of inclusion and addresses how victim services field can better ensure that every crime victim has access to services and support. It also addresses how professionals, organizations and communities can work together to reach all victims. And whereas the Santa Barbara County District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance Program is a primary provider to help and support the victims of violent crime.

To provide services such as court appointed an advocacy obtaining crime victim compensation in attempt to mitigate the negative impacts of crime, and assistance with navigating the criminal justice system. Whereas National Crime Victims Rights Week honors the extraordinary progress that's been made on behalf of millions of victims since the passage of the Victims Crime Act in 1984.

And whereas National Crime Victims' Rights Week challenges our community and our victim service providers, criminal justice partners and concerned citizens to promote victims rights initiatives. And the need for effective and compassionate victim services. Also this includes financial and emotional support for all those affected by crime. Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that the Board of Supervisors declares the week of April 8th through 14, 2018 as National Crime Victims Rights Week in Santa Barbara County. Affirming the county's commitment to respecting and enforcing victims' rights and expressing our appreciation to all of the victims and crime survivors who have turned personal tragedy into action in order to build a more just community.

Passed and adopted today.

Good morning, Chair Williams, Supervisors Joan Hartman and Janet Wolf. I want to thank you for joining crime victims and survivors, victim service providers, criminal and juvenile justice professionals, and community volunteers across America to commemorate National Crime Victims Week. Since 1978, the District Attorney's Office has been designated by the Board of Supervisors as the primary local provider of crime victim services.

Our office was one of the first county agencies in California and the nation to offer a voice to victims through the criminal justice process. Every day, our crime victim advocates many of whom are here today work to ensure that the victims views are honored their rights upheld and that every service is made available as they try to overcome and survive the aftermath of crime.

Today we have members of our Human Trafficking Task Force, our Sexual Assault Response Team, our Elder Abuse Advocacy and Outreach Team, our Domestic Violence Support and Advocates. And each year we serve over 3,500 victims of crime in our county. And through our victim compensation program contract with the state of California pay out upwards of $700,000 in victim compensation benefits to victims in our community.

I want to thank the Board of Supervisors for their ongoing support of the Victim Witness Assistance Program and for commemorating and honoring victims of crime, and those that serve them every day of the year. Thank you.

A26. Okay, Chair Williams, members of the board we have one resolution to present left and this is 826 sponsored by Supervisor Adam. This is a resolution recognizing the month of April 2018 as National Poetry Month in Santa Barbara County and also honoring the Orca Academy students for their achievements in poetry out loud. Sarah Rubin is here, Arts Commission Executive Director with the Arts Commission staff and members.

We have Josie Allen, Rhett Carter and Andy Speer. And I'll go ahead and read the resolution into the record. Whereas since 1996, The Academy of American Poets has designated April as National Poetry Month to highlight The extraordinary achievements and ongoing legacy of American poets. And to increase the visibility, presence and accessibility of poetry in our communities and culture.

Whereas in celebration, presenters including County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Public Library System create and facilitate free public poetry events countywide throughout the month. And whereas Santa Barbara County hosts an annual poetry out loud recitation competition through a partnership with the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Poetry Foundation to help local high school students master public speaking, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage. And whereas over 2,000 students from six high schools participated in Santa Barbara County's 2018 Poetry Out Loud program with Cabrillo, Carpinteria, Orchid Academy, Pioneer Valley, Ernest Regetti and Santa Maria High Schools holding separate competitions at the school level.

And whereas the high school champions competed in Santa Maria at the regional competition on February 15, 2018 with Orchid Academy High School students Josie Allen and Isabella Melsheimer finishing in the top two places to make 2018 the second consecutive year that Orchid Academy students have won the competition. Highlighting Orchard Academy's continuing commitment to literary education.

And whereas Santa Barbara County was represented in the Poetry Out Loud state competition in Sacramento on March 18, 2018 by Josie Allen from Orchard Academy High School who beautifully recited the poems American Smooth by Rita Dove. It was No Death for I Stood Up by Emily Dickinson and The Gift by Lee Young, Lee Poetry. Now therefore, be it hereby ordered and resolved that this month of April be proclaimed as National Poetry Month in Santa Barbara County. And further resolved that the Board of Supervisors offers congratulations to both Orchid Academy High School students finalists for their exceptional finishes and representation at the Poetry Out Loud competitions in the year 2018. Passed and adopted today.

Hi, my name is Josie Allen and like you just heard I was the winner of the Poetry Out Loud County Competition. I just wanted to say thank you so much for having me here today and it's just really a privilege to have participated in this competition and to have so much support from my community. And if you guys don't mind, I'm going to recite one of my poems that I prepared for the state competition.

I was going to be really sad if you didn't.

Josie, can we get you on the mic? Yeah, totally. So you can

hear me

better. You can turn the mic that way and still face out. Let's do it that way. Is this better? Perfect. Thank

you. Can you help

me

with this? Oh wow! This is so cool! Yeah, totally worth it! Okay let's start from the beginning. The Gift by Lee Young Lee. To pull the metal splinter from my palm, my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the blade. Before the story ended he'd removed the iron sliver I thought I'd die from. I can't remember the tale but hear his voice still.

A well of dark water, a prayer and I recall his hands two measures of tenderness he laid against my face The flames of discipline he raised above my head. Had you'd entered that afternoon, you would have thought you saw a man planting something in a boy's palm. A silver tear, a tiny flame. Had you followed that boy, you would have arrived here where I bend over my wife's right hand.

Look how I shave her thumbnail down so carefully she feels no pain. Watch as I lift the splinter out. I was seven when my father took my hand like this And I did not hold up that shard between my fingers and think metal that will bury me, christen it little assassin or going deep from my heart. And I did not lift up my wound and cry death visited here. I did what a child does when he is given something to keep.

I kissed my father. Thank you.

Well, that was the right way to begin a morning session. We have a request to pull item A8. Is there any other items requested be pulled from the public?

Chair Williams, members of the board, no requests to speak on administrative items this morning for the public.

Then why don't we read Item A8?

Item A8 is from General Services. It's to consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the agreement with Simpler Systems, Inc., for information technology services.

And I would just like to have a, I assume you wanted me to go. Sure. I would just like to have a roll call vote.

And is there any other requests to speak on this? Alright, is there a motion to approve item A8?

So moved.

Is there a second?

Second.

All those in favor, oh please initiate the roll call.

Ms. Hartman? Aye. Mr. Adam? Abstain. Mr. Lavinino? Abstain. Ms. Wolfe? Aye. Mr Williams? Aye Passes three ayes, two abstentions.

Can I get a motion on the balance of the agenda?

Mr Chair, I'll move approval for the balance of the agenda. Second. Thank

you Supervisor Wolfe. There's a motion and second all those in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Any public comment for items not on the agenda?

No request to speak.

Then let's go forward to D1.

Right, Chair Williams, members of the board. Item one on the departmental agenda is from the County Executive Office. It's a hearing to consider recommendations regarding a commission for women's report on the March 2018 countywide Women Speak Up events.

Good morning supervisors, my name is Susan Foley and I staff the Commission for Women. And one of their charges is to help keep these supervisors informed of issues countywide affecting women and children and families. And last year the commission, well they put on events and activities. And last year they put on a Women Speak Up event that was very well attended and very well received.

The biggest request that came out of that event was please put on more of these and do them county wide. So this year we did that. It was a lot of work. These are volunteers. We were out almost every night the last two weeks of March including a Friday night so it's an amazing commission. They're very dedicated. And they're here to give you the outcome of those events. And Vice Chair Heidi Summers and Commissioner Tracy Beard are here to present.

Hi, thank you. I'm a Commissioner for Joan Hartman and I want to thank Joan Hartman for being part of her organization on the 3rd District. I want to thank Joan for being part of our Women's Speak Out and also Janet Wolf for being part of our Women's Speak Out. We are here on behalf, I am past Chair for the Commission. Our speak outs were held in Isla Vista, Goleta, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Guadalupe and Santa Maria. And yes, we are here today for Equal Pay Day.

And we want people to know that, that we are here but enough has been said about that. We just know we're not receiving equal pay women as we move forward. We did host six county wide speak outs for women and the following things were noticed on there. Women want to be heard and they wanna be listened and we wanted to hear what was happening in the impacts around what was happening within our community.

Our community has many rough spots still within Guadalupe, Lompoc and Carpinteria. And they need to be heard. We need to make awareness to these situations that are happening. The we gave you a list an item list on page four but we're going to kind of quickly go through them the biggest thing that we heard from mayors discussed in every single community was immigration deportation Human trafficking, assault, sexual abuse and insufficient mental health and psychiatric. You cannot get psychiatric counseling anywhere in the county.

And they feel people were outraged by this and this is the biggest thing. New concerns that arose were the social media on cyber bullying. Children do not feel safe within the school system. And this is the biggest thing, our social media has not kept up with our laws. Lack of affordable housing throughout the county especially in Guadalupe. Irregular rents price gouging in Guadalupe.

The lack of participation in economic development for women that have degrees cannot find employment, and this was especially within Guadalupe and in Lompoc. More so within Lompoc women spoke out about the economic disparities that they have. As we look at a snapshot Of our speak outs, we had at least 50 to 25 women in every single event. Some of them were small but we had people from high economic that sat on boards to people receiving social services. Our reach out went to women that were on human services, our non-profits and our leaders within our community that we asked to come bring people to speak and listen to what they had to say.

The other thing I wanted to highlight was the very essence in the rooms that when we had these speak-ups. At the end, at the end of all six somebody said let's just call these Let's Talk. Speak up might be a little bit more assertive but Let's Talk is dialogue and just by the very fact of coming together giving people a voice listening and empowering our communities to start discussing these issues and the actions we can take as individuals was quite encouraging In Isla Vista, if we have that PowerPoint slide just of Isla Vista so you see the picture.

I'm just going to give you quick highlights from each one because they each had their own flavor and I think it's important to get a feel for that flavor. Isla Vista was about sexual assault and they talked about safety in the community and how they're communicated when something happens like say at the college is it how is information sent out electronically with our Barbara County Board of Supervisors Our nation and how our children just don't feel safe in the parents are concerned.

Emotional right to be a child also talked about one stop for resources we have the 2, 1, 1 but we need more awareness out there to utilize the 2, 11 system is a one-stop for resources. In Carpinteria Again, you heard mental health and if we know anybody who suffers from mental health finding access to this in real time care. Whether it's abuse or a substance abuse, addictions or mental health issues. Also education in Carpentry was an issue with the literacy level. Concerns about the reading level of the children in school and the resources they have. And cannabis and the location of it near the school in Carpenteria. Immigration came out in Carpinteria also with ICE and deportation.

For Lompoc, I have some of our Lompoc Lompoc economic development, we've heard this several times there related to vocational training that we don't have enough of that in the schools to help those who don't want to leave the community. Those who do leave the community to go on and get their education but come back and want to work professionally in that community and there aren't any jobs. And then about cannabis but in a different way if we are going to have licenses for cannabis the women were saying We as women want 40% of those licenses. We want to be part of that discussion, so that was a different way of bringing that up about how do we look at who is receiving the license?

And then human trafficking and sexual assault again and again, we heard this in each community. Guadalupe not feeling equal services for that community. And then housing instability, as we heard it was a sad story to hear people who are living multiple families living in one dwelling and then price gouging going up for their rent and not being able to afford it. It was a very sad story to hear in a community that's very close And then as we remember from Carpinteria, again ICE and deportation and breaking up of families is an issue in Guadalupe.

Mental health and also they talked about a preschool one for all not just for those who are lower income but what about preschool for those who are making enough money but can't afford to be paying to have their child go to preschool? And then Santa Maria, we ended on a Friday in Santa Maria. We went for two sessions, an English speaking session and then a Spanish speaking session.

Social media came out here over and over again. Kids not feeling safe, parents not sure what to do with it, schools not sure what to do with it, and how are our laws protecting us? Human trafficking and massage parlors. Why are those massage parlors open at all hours of the night? And what are we doing related to safety? How do we speak up when we see it happening, we talked about in the Let's Talk environment.

And then in the Spanish only again social media parent empowerment and some things about health care and how they really They were happy about the health care they were receiving. So that was a nice positive to hear in Santa Maria. And then here to summarize up...

We want to continue our commission, we want to continue funding with the commission. The commission has very work that needs to be done yet. We want to thank our partners that came and especially 211, CAC, Rape Crisis, Legal Aid. These are just some that came out to help us very much so. But we need to take action on a lot of these items as we move forward.

And we want to make sure that action is heard from all of you and that we hear you, and that we're here for you. We want to be here for every single one of our county supervisors to hear what you have to say and how we can help you with women in the future and how we can help make some of these changes better. And that, so just on a good note I want to thank Susan Foley for being part of us and leading us and guiding us very much so. And we want to thank Margs Fix-Williams and stand up Margs.

Margs helped us through every six of the events she was there and I was there for five of the events and I can only tell you we could not have put this report together and we will have it to you in May, a full 20 page report of what happened and all of the comments in that. So thank you very much, and thank you for funding the Women's Commission that you have done so graciously.

Supervisor Lavinino?

Thank you Mr. Chair. Tracy or Heidi I just had a question about I know when you go out and you kind of do a public meeting, sometimes the forum can get a little. I'm just curious how did you have public comment period? Did people have or they raise their hand or was it just a free for all open let's talk?

No we started with just, we had people from the school districts, people from different social services there. We had at different times Miss Joan Hartman was in the audience also Janet Wolff was one of our speakers. We allowed people to say what we do for women but what do we need to do better and what are we doing that's good? We do so much good but we need to do a little better and we allowed people to, we took a mic around the room and let people speak And then we ask questions on that.

I think another thing that we tried to do is start each session with, in the three that I attended by just having each attendant say their name and what we said about when we went around the room is to say that each of us have a voice and we want to hear it and so by saying a name we started each meeting by honoring uniqueness of each person and being open to the rules Thank you very much.

Who

do I make the check out to?

We'll work on that. We can, we'll work on that at the end over here but we want to very much thank every one of you for supporting the commission and truly being part of your community.

Just ask this, we do have one speaker on this item. Do you want to take public comment or speak first? We'll have one speaker, Janet Blevin. Yep. Janet?

Good morning Board of Supervisors and staff. Thank you for your service, everyone. I attended the Women's Speak Up in Lompoc and it was a fantastic event. It was well-attended. One of the things that the summary doesn't talk about is the lack of representation in the fourth district. So the women's commission could be much more effective if we had full representation in every district. Thank you.

Supervisor Hartman.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to thank the Women's Commission and especially Tracy Beard for the leadership they showed in this process. It's a huge effort to go out to the six different areas in our community. They went out with good food and as they said Organized speakers from government agencies and from non-profits to explain services that are available. So they functioned as our eyes and ears, bringing forward various services and listening to people and giving them an opportunity in each session that I attended, there was just tremendous energy in the room. It was in a way a bit cathartic and that people had so much pent up that they wanted to express and I guess we each come away remembering different things but in Isla Vista for me it was sexual assault and in Guadalupe again we heard about these Multiple families living in homes, in one month rent going up $700 and parents working but having to leave their children.

And the children being the subject of sexual assault by strangers because they're having to live in these close quarters so it was really heart wrenching and Figure out what we now can do as you bring your report back to us and how we can begin to dissect that and figure out ways forward. While I have the mic, I just wanted to mention too that I've been reading a book provided by the Rape Crisis Center on adverse child experiences. And what we're learning is that children who are exposed to tremendous trauma As children have health effects later on because of the cortisol, because of the impacts.

Molecular biological impacts on their bodies of these traumatic experiences and Nadine Burke Harris will be in our community on Thursday talking about this and I think it is a public health crisis. And I saw that kind of revealed in what I observed at the sessions sponsored by the Women's Commission that I attended so Again, thank you and this is a public health crisis that we need to address.

Supervisor Wolfe?

Thank you Mr. Chair. Heidi and Tracy, thank you for being here and being the face of our incredible women's commission. And also thank you for being here as well. Susan. I just, I don't know if my commissioners are in the South County or they're listening right now but I want to thank Anna Everett Secret Right and Suzanne Peck for all of their work as second district commissioners and the impact that they and all of you have had I think that we're seeing some of those results and I just know personally from things that are going on in the school district, the coordination between the Women's Commissioners and the Board of Trustees at Santa Barbara Unified has been exemplary. And I think hearing from the community really helps them communicate issues to different elected officials.

There are so many issues and I really look forward to seeing your report, we saw the slide up here for a moment but I think what really What's so impressive about your commission is your willingness, and this isn't the first time you've done this. But your willingness and desire to go out to the community and hear from them. And then bring back to us, the policy makers what you're hearing. That is so incredibly valuable. And what I heard from you today, we all take away something a little bit different. But the issue of mental health and access to mental health. And I know for me it might be something for my office to coordinate some form of a workshop or forum where we can have our county representatives and SenCal representatives the public to answer some of these questions on access and what is available to them because obviously that's something that's missing.

So there's a lot more I think that we can do but honestly, Really our eyes and ears to what's going on in our community is so essential. And we thank you for that, and thank you to Susan and your office for coordinating an incredible amount of work. I don't know how you all did it. There was a week when you were going out, I think three or four different forums in the evening, and that is not easy. So thank you for your tireless effort and your continuous work.

And I also want to thank you in particular for at several of those forums highlighting issues that are a special concern to our young women, college and high school age. The gauntlet that they are forced to run in this society is shameful and The more attention that we put upon it, the more societal pressure we can come to bear. And I just want to thank you in particular for that effort because it is not an issue that we should let up for one moment.

So with that, we'll go to D2. We need a motion. Can I hear a motion on A and B? We did do public comment.

I'll make a motion that we move this item for approval.

There is a motion.

Second.

All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed?

Mr. Daniels? Chair Williams. Just in response to the question from the member of the public about donation my recommendation would be if that person is interested in that, that county staff member Susan Foley make a point of contact there will be a conditional gift to the county and we'll work with Ms. Foley on that so I'm not soliciting donations but that'd be the process.

Thank you Mr. Gazzani. We want to make sure that information is out there. Okay, item D2. Mr. Allen?

Chair Williams, members of the board. Item D2 is from the County Executive Office. It's a hearing to appoint members of the Board of Supervisors to the Local Agency Formation Commission. These are two terms from March 1, 2018 to March 1, 2022 and one is for our regular member position from the board and one is for the alternate member position. This item is in response to a request from our LAFCO Executive Director Paul Hood and currently We have Supervisor Lavinino and Supervisor Hartman in these two positions.

Supervisor Lavinino? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, this is my seventh year on LAFCO but my first year as a voting member so I would like to- it started off a little dry, I would say. I kind of joined LAFCO thinking that the name meant it was going to be fun. Much to my surprise, it had nothing to do with comedy. But I would love to stay if you guys will have me.

Supervisor Wolk?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think Ms. Hartman was going to say something but assuming that she's willing to remain as the alternate, I would like too and I also serve as a regular member and it's great having both of them there as representatives of the county so I would recommend that we move the appointment for Mr. Labagnino as a regular and Miss Hartman as the alternate.

There is a motion and a second. Any comment on the motion? No request to speak on this item, all those in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed? It's unanimous. Item D3.

Chair Williams and members of the board, item three is from the county executive office. It's a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the cannabis business license ordinance transition period options in cannabis compliance staffing

Chair Williams, members of the board. Dennis Pezant from the County Executive Office to present the title report and so to go ahead and begin just to think through what we have before you today is to consider the introduction of a revised ordinance to establish a local annual cannabis business license Consider options for addressing ongoing cannabis operations during the transition period as we previously have discussed back in December. And then receive an update on staffing to address the permitting, licensing compliance and enforcement functions of for the cannabis industry.

So a couple of notes as we look at the cannabis business license. The intent and goal is to really leverage subject matter expertise for multiple departments, and so it involves quite a bit of detail about the roles and responsibilities of each of the department partners in the licensing and compliance function for the cannabis industry. It does seek to align the licensing requirements locally with the state licensing requirements and local land use requirements.

And I'll remind you of an attachment number two that we had on March 20th, that we've brought back as part of the agenda packet here for you and for members of the public to review. That identifies a fair number of the state licensing requirements and then how those correlate crosswalk The ordinance that you previously adopted back in February and the business license ordinance that you'll be considering as a first reading today.

The other goal was to provide industry with clarity and certainty on a compliance environment, and then last but certainly not least building trust with residents that excesses of the past will be addressed locally. So your board on March 20th provided a series of directions to staff, and so I just want to note that those changes have been made. First of all you capped at zero acres the outdoor cultivation of cannabis everywhere within the coastal zone.

And for those of you who may be interested in where those cultivation caps exist in the draft ordinance, that revised ordinance you have before you. Those begin in section 50-7. The board also directed staff to come back with a cap of 186 acres of indoor and mixed light cannabis cultivation within the boundaries of the Carpentaria Agricultural Overlay District as established by ordinance in 2004.

Those are still, that cap can be found and as revised as the request was made on section 50-7 on page 8 of the revised draft ordinance. Your board further directed that you provide an option for energy conservation section to allow for the purchase of renewable energy credits. And we did make those revisions on page 18 in section 50-10 to item 2 of that, to allow the purchase of those credits as one of the options to address the renewable energy requirements.

The board further directed staff to return with a simplified and revised appeals process. Those revisions were made on page 33 of the draft ordinance in section 50-27 by moving it from a board appeal to a hearing officer appeal process. And then finally, there were some wording additions on personal cultivation. Location being indoor and the mature plants being those that are flowering.

Those changes were added to the definition section 50-2 on page 3 where we added under canopy the words mature flowering plants as well A little further back, the item was about indoors was in section 50-. Section 50-5, which provides some exemptions including the personal exemption. And there on page 7 under 50-5 section 2 we use the same definition of a legally established secure dwelling. Same language that we used in the land use ordinance that your board adopted in February. So those are the revisions that were made to the cannabis business license ordinance.

I'd like to at this point turn to some of the challenges during the transition period. And your board will recall that back in end of last calendar year, we did present the fact that there were going to be these transition issues associated with the cannabis industry for us here locally as we move into establishing local ordinances. But also having to work in conjunction with the state licensing system, with their temporary license that was only going to be good for 120 days. With the possibility of a 90 day renewal only if they had submitted a completed state cultivation application.

We also had noted in the past to you that there are additional requirements in both land use ordinance as well as in the business license ordinance. That any of the operational date of any of these ordinances based on whether or not the treasure tax collector is able to successfully open Reliable financial institution and also is going to be contingent on Coastal Commission certification for those components of the coastal zoning ordinance that your board approved in February.

It's also important to note that this, the business license ordinance that we were just discussing that you'll be considering an introduction first reading of today Would not become effective until May 31st at the earliest. The second reading would be scheduled if your board approved the introduction today, the approval of that would occur on May 1st and so consequently 30 days would need to expire for that to become effective and the cannabis business licensing The fee ordinance is adopted by the board, whichever is later. And just to put in a comment here, staff is currently anticipating bringing back that cannabis business license fee ordinance on May 8th for your boards consideration.

We also noted in the transition period that in the coastal zone, that those business licenses will be delayed until the Coastal Commission certification and not just business licenses here but also any land use permits in the coastal zone until that certification process is completed by the Coastal Commission. Another challenge that is in front of the industry here and for us as a regulator, is that some licensing path for legal non-conforming businesses will need to continue to be in effect until the amortization period expires in approximately June 2019.