Board of Supervisors — 2019-10-08

Thank you. Thank you.

Good morning. I'd like to welcome everybody to this meeting of the County Board of Supervisors for Tuesday, October 8th. Madam Clerk can I get a roll call please?

Mr. Hart? Here. Ms. Hartman? Here. Mr. Adam? Here! Mr. Williams? Mr Williams in Santa Barbara?

Mueller? I'm here.

Chair Lavenino?

Mr Chair

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you hear me?

We can hear you. We can't see you but we can hear you. I'd rather be able to see you and not hear you, but that's okay. There we are. Yeah, I set up my own jokes. I saw Peter was trying to jump on it so I had to go for it. All right can I get a motion to approve the minutes of October 1st?

So moved.

Moved and seconded roll call please.

Ms. Hartman?

Aye.

Mr. Adam? Aye. Mr. Williams? Aye Chair Lavanino?

Aye

Motion passes unanimous

Okay, do we have any announcements about the agenda this morning?

Yes, Chair Lavinino and members of the board. I have two quick announcements this morning. We posted an addendum to the agenda on Friday amending departmental item number 2. This is from the Agricultural Commissioner. Amending the recommendations it is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an industrial hemp presentation and we also added recommendation B.

And my second announcement this morning, we received a request from the department on administrative item A6. This is from General Services and it is to consider recommendations regarding a sublease with the State of California's Employment Development Department, EDD at One Stop Workforce Resource Center 1410 South Broadway in Santa Maria. This is in the fifth district, and the department is requesting that recommendation B be deleted from today's agenda.

And that's all I have this morning.

Okay, that makes sense, all right. Okay so let's go to CEO's report

Good morning, Chair Lavenino and board members. I have three quick announcements this morning. One is just letting everyone in our community know that we know the dangers of a public safety power shutdown where the utilities de-energize the lines is real. There's a large one occurring in Northern California starting on Wednesday not in Santa Barbara County but we are continuing to inform the community and so to learn more about a PSPS program.

All members are invited to meetings that are being scheduled across the county. The next one is scheduled for this building here in Santa Maria on October 14th, which is Monday at 5.30 PM here at the government center and we'll be scheduling more throughout the next few months. And at that meeting PG&E and county public safety officials will provide information to help individuals make important safety decisions. And to prepare for possible extended shutdowns, and to get more information they can look at our website at readysbc.org.

In addition I just wanted to note that in our local paper today there was an article about the dangers of vaping. And it's become obviously a national issue, as well as an issue here in Santa Barbara County. And our public health department will be returning to the board in the next couple of months with asking the board to take some actions on e-cigarettes and vaping. So just to let you know that's coming.

And lastly, I'm happy to have today members of our planning department come up. Unlike other departments as you know, planning serves a vital role in that we have permitting that's required in order to help our community and our businesses get permits. And so from time and time again your board has asked planning where are they in filling recruitments particularly in permitting?

And I am pleased to say that we have Director Plowman in South County and Assistant Director Jeff Wilson here in North County. That they are current on, I think all but one of their recruitments so I've asked them to introduce their new staff and just say a few words. So Lisa?

Good morning Mr. Chair, members of the board I am very excited to tell you that we've been working really hard over the last six months to bring on new staff and to promote internal candidates and we have a total of 24 promotions and new hires That we've made and so we want to take this opportunity to introduce them to you. I'm going to go ahead and start here in South County, and then Mr Wilson is going to take over in the North County.

I do want to say one thing Jeff, I don't want to steal Jeff's thunder. But we have our new Deputy Director for Development Review in the audience in North County, and he's going to go ahead and introduce him. That's Travis Seaward so we're really excited to have him. He hasn't started yet. He starts October 21st but he was willing to come today and meet the board.

So P&D team you want to join me up here? All right, I would like to introduce, you've met Sean Stewart. He was a Planner 2 and he's been promoted to a Planner 3. We also have next to him Joe Dargle who has been promoted to Supervising Planner then we have Let me make sure I get everybody's name. Delaney Roney, and she is a new Planner 1. Oh, I'd be looking this way, sorry. New Planner 1.

And then we have Willow Brown who is next to her. And then we have Dara Elkhurdy who is right next to her there. And then we have Ray Harmon who has been a Planner 2 and promoted to a Planner 3. Venegas, thank you. She has been promoted to a planner too. Then we have Kiera Ristig and she's been promoted to a planner too. We have Tess Harris who just recently received a promotion behind her to a supervising planner. Then we have Chris Schmuckel who's been promoted to a planner too. We have Kyle Jordan who's been promoted to a planner too. We have Travis Lee Who's been promoted to a planner too. And then we have Cara Koenig, who is our new Planner 1. So those are the folks in South County that we have and then Jeff Wilson if you would be willing to introduce folks in North County.

Good morning, Chair and members of the board. I almost went to my other role. I'm excited to be here today. I want to introduce the North County contingent that's here if you could please join me as well. And to segue into what Director Plowman mentioned earlier, I do want to introduce two of our team leaders in Santa Maria. As they get adjusted. I introduce Travis Seward, who is going to be the new deputy director of the development review division and then to his right is Holly Owen who's going to be taking over as supervising planner in the North County team and then we also have Eric Gomez and Ben Singer, and Aaliyah Vosburg that's here. That's going to do that. And then those for honorable mentions that are out of the office for a number of reasons.

Gwen Baylor was promoted to Planner 3, she's been with us for two years. Melanie Jackson was promoted to Planner 3. She's been with us for a little under a year, and then Steven Peterson was hired as a Planner 3. And so we have a number of individuals in North County office that's working on both cannabis as well as development review projects. So we're excited to be here and excited to have this new team to work on the county and building communities. Thank you.

One more thing, we have a new planner three in the energy and compliance division. And it's Jacqueline Wibera and she's actually at a site visit today and couldn't be with us. But I just were really excited to have the team as complete as we do. We have a few positions in building and safety that we're working hard to fill but we feel really, really positive about all of our new staff and the promotions and so we're excited to get working. Thank you so much for having us today.

Thank you so much and I think this is a milestone day, and I'm very excited about this. I know that this took a lot of effort on the part of P&D as well as HR. So we appreciate all of your efforts and welcome everybody, all of our new employees. I think if you stay around just for a few minutes. You're going to hear a story of somebody that's being recognized today, that actually started off as an intern at UCSB and then spent a 30-year career here. So we're asking all of you to commit today To 30 years working for the county.

So this is a big step forward for the public to know that a lot of these applications are being reviewed, that we're trying to get these items moved forward so they can get a thumbs up or a thumbs down and we can make final determination. And this is a big step forward moving forward on that, so we appreciate all the efforts that have gone into that. All right, so- Mr.

Chair? Yes. I just want to chime in too because it is really, to me, inspiring to see so many new faces in P&E and my hope is we'll make sure that it's a workplace that they'll want to stay for 30 years. And I think that's the mission is to get the public work done and Have a feeling of purpose and hopefully sometimes enjoyment along the way. So welcome.

Supervisor Hart?

Yeah, I just want to add my thanks too. It's really a pleasure to have all of you here today. We're really excited to have you as part of the county team. You have very difficult jobs. There are a lot of competing interests involved in the work that you do but it's really important. The public is critically engaged all the time on planning issues and you're really at the front lines of implementing our policies and working directly with the public. And I know that with the great leadership that you have in the department that you'll do a wonderful job and really look forward to great things From the Planning and Development Department. Thank you. Supervisor Hartman?

Well, I'll chime in here too. And having served on the planning commission, I have an additional level of appreciation. This job is a really, really hard job. It takes a lot of technical expertise. It also takes a lot of human relations skills in dealing with conflict. And you're the face of the county going forward, facing outward. And so we're really excited to have you and have so much new energy and excitement in the department.

Again a special shout out to Director Plowman to be able to recruit such a fine class.

Absolutely. All right, let's go to our resolutions for the day. Can I get a motion to approve items A1 through A3?

Second.

Moved and seconded. Roll call please.

Mr Hart? Ms Hartman? Aye. Mr Adam? Aye. Mr Williams? Aye Chair Lavenino?

Aye

Motion passes unanimous.

Okay can we get you to read item A1 in please

Chair Lavinino and members of the board. Administrative item number one is sponsored by Supervisor Williams and Supervisor Lavinino. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming October 10th, 2018 as World Homeless Day in Santa Barbara County. And if I can have Sylvia Bernard and Kimberly Albers to our podium? And anyone else you'd like to join with you? Whereas Santa Barbara County counted 1,803 persons experiencing homelessness during the January 2018 point in time count and the number of unsheltered persons increased 27% from 2017. And whereas 76% of community members experiencing homelessness responded they first became homeless in Santa Barbara County with 60% of them those surveyed having lived in Santa Barbara County 11 or more years. And whereas, since 2010 World Homeless Day has been observed on every continent except Antarctica and is commemorated in several dozen countries.

And whereas the purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to the needs of persons experiencing homelessness locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness while taking advantage of the public awareness Provided by an International Day presents an opportunity to focus community attention on the need for housing and supportive services for significant part of the county's residents. And whereas, Santa Barbara County commends the dedicated and trusted group of agencies organizations and individuals who work tirelessly to serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the region And whereas the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care has assessed over 1,600 families and individuals in need of housing through a community-wide network of homeless services and housing resources while streamlining standardizing and coordinating the homeless intake assessment and referral process.

And whereas there are significant steps everyone can take to reduce the incidences of homelessness such as educating people about homelessness issues celebrating and supporting local good works Highlighting local issues, donating to local service providers, volunteering to help, thanking volunteers with certificates and awards, inviting a guest speaker to your next social gathering, hosting a fundraiser, tweeting hashtag world homeless day at Homeless Day, and supporting the development of additional permanent supportive housing throughout Santa Barbara County. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County does hereby proclaim October 10th 2019 as World Homeless Day in Santa Barbara County passed and adopted today

My name is Sylvia Bernard. I'm the Executive Director of Good Samaritan Shelter, but I also serve as the Chair of the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care. I just want to thank the Board of Supervisors for acknowledging World Homeless Day, identifying that we have a housing crisis in our county. That homelessness is a real issue and it affects all of our communities, and it's important that we continue to fight the fight. I also want to thank the Board of Supervisors for all the funding that you commit to the agencies and the providers to be able to deliver services and try and keep people off the streets and get them to housing. I also want to thank all the providers.

There are several in the room, but all the providers that are working to be able to serve individuals and families that experience homelessness and to be able to make it a one-time experience and be able to go back into the community.

So I will let Kim take over. Chair Lavinino, members of the board. It's my pleasure as well to be here and thank you for the opportunity to highlight this issue bringing awareness, the resolution that brings awareness to homelessness, the crisis we have across Santa Barbara County. World Homeless Day is a chance to dedicate ourselves to understanding their needs and committing ourselves to proven solutions like housing and services as stated in the resolution. There are a number of events happening across the county in October to highlight housing and homelessness issues on the Housing and Community Development Department webpage. There's a full list, but I don't want to miss the opportunity to highlight the veteran stand down happening on October 19th, as well as Housing Santa Barbara Day happening on the 19th.

And on World Homeless Day we have a presentation of a film at The Sandbox in Santa Barbara, Us Versus Them. So I just encourage every community member, stakeholder and leader to pick an event off of that busy calendar highlighting housing and homelessness issues Invite a friend and let us continue to work together to solve this issue. So thank you again for recognizing October 10th as World Homeless Day, and continuing to work together with us on this issue. All

right, item A2 please.

Chair Lavinino, members of the board. Administrative item number two is sponsored by Supervisor Lavinino. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of October 6th 2019 through October 12th 2019 as National Fire Prevention Week in Santa Barbara County and if I can have our fire chief Mark Hartwig get to the podium and anyone you'd like to join with

you.

Whereas, October 6th through 12th has been declared National Fire Prevention Week as a time to reflect on the importance of fire safety education and prevention. And whereas the 2019 National Fire Prevention Week theme, Not Every Hero Wears A Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape works to educate everyone about the small but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe including planning their escape route, testing smoke alarms, practicing the home fire drill twice a year And being wildfire prepared by creating defensible space around their home and following the ready, set, go program. And whereas fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally. And homes are the locations where people are at the greatest risk from fire.

And whereas Santa Barbara County residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan are more prepared and will therefore be more likely to survive a fire. And whereas the 2019 Fire Prevention Week theme Not every hero wears a cape, plan and practice your escape effectively serves to remind us that we need to take personal steps increase our safety from fire.

Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors proclaims the week of October 6th through the 12th 2018 as National Fire Prevention Week throughout Santa Barbara County and encourages everyone to participate in fire prevention activities at home work school and all locations making this fire prevention week the beginning Of a year long effort to improve fire safety passed and adopted today.

Chair, members of the board, Ms. Miyasato. It's a personal responsibility Fire Prevention Week. Really, fire prevention at all is a personal responsibility. I want to challenge everybody if you don't do anything this week is to go to sbcready.org SBCReady.org, great information about how you can be prepared for the next emergency. Also sbcfire.com is another great website. We have worked hard in this county to partner with our communities for clearance especially here on our brush prone areas and then we also have done A lot here to be storm ready and of course as we shift from fire season into rainy season, we encourage you to be a storm ready as well.

I just wanted to recognize the members of our fire prevention office, Fire Marshal Robbie Hazard and his staff. They do a lot of plan check, they do a lot of prevention investigation but they also do public education and so I wanted to shout out to Fire Marshal Hazard and his staff and the hard work and we look forward to working together with the community as we move forward here On our fire prevention week especially, and then on the emergencies that we have coming up. And of course the Office of Emergency Management with the county. Thank you. All

right thank you very much A3.

Chair Lavinino and members of the board, administrative item number three is sponsored by Supervisor Lavinino. It is to adopt a resolution of accommodation honoring Wendy Stanley upon her retirement from the probation department after over 30 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. And if I can have Wendy Stanley to the podium? Go ahead and read the resolution.

Whereas, Wendy Stanley was born in Saddlebrook, New Jersey and raised in Agoura, California. She relocated to Santa Barbara County where she attended the University of California Santa Barbara and volunteered with the Santa Barbara County Probation Department while attending school. She graduated from UCSB in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Law & Society and was subsequently hired by the Santa Barbara County Probation Department in 1989 And whereas, Manager Stanley was initially assigned a child support caseload in the Santa Maria Adult Supervision Unit as a probation officer. She rose to the ranks ultimately being promoted to Probation Manager in 2007. Additionally, Manager Stanley held positions as a Deputy Probation Officer III and Supervising Probation Officer.

And whereas during her tenure with the Santa Barbara County Probation Department, Manager Stanley worked in all four divisions of the department And interacted with numerous officers, adults and youth. Many of which have benefited from her passion for effecting change. Additionally she mentored and trained many officers positively impacting their professional development. Whereas manager Stanley received several accolades during her career. Receiving the probation peace officer association community enrichment award in 2005. Santa Barbara County Probation Department Chiefs Award in 2015.

was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in 2016 and received a Certificate of Recognition from State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson for outstanding contributions to the Santa Barbara community in 2018. And whereas Manager Stanley is looking forward to spending time with her husband Britt, daughter Johanna, son Cameron and continuing to follow the New York Giants and Los Angeles Angels She will be relocating to Tennessee and is planning to make many new memories with her family and friends. Now therefore, be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors recognizes Wendy Stanley for 30 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County and the Santa Barbara County Probation Department and extend to her best wishes for fulfilling enjoyable and rewarding retirement passed and adopted today.

Chair, Supervisors. I'm Tanya Heitman, Chief Probation Officer and I want to thank you for the opportunity to recognize Manager Wendy Stanley today. As you heard in the resolution, Wendy has served the Santa Barbara County residents and the probation department for over 30 years. She's been involved in many important initiatives over the years as well as having worked in all divisions of the department. We will miss Wendy's sharp wit, sound technical skills and vast knowledge of community corrections and juvenile facilities. But we're glad that she and her family will be able to enjoy a new adventure in retirement. On behalf of the probation department I want to thank Wendy and congratulate her

Chair Lavinino, board members. I wrote this down because I didn't think I'd get through it otherwise so It's with a great deal of mixed emotions that I'm here today with just over a week of service left in my career. I've worked for the probation department for over 30 years and as you heard volunteered before that while still in college at UCSB I did work in all four divisions, adult, juvenile institutions and administration. Some longer than others and have worked for six chiefs seven if you include my volunteer time and eight if you count Bev Taylor twice.

I got married bought a home had two children lost both my parents and in-laws and suffered significant health issues during my tenure My probation family was a constant strength during this time. That's why I wrote it down, and I will never forget the people with whom I've spent so much of my waking hours. I have loved what I've done over the years, supervising adults on caseloads from 40 to 1400.

Providing thoughtful and complete investigations and serving as a court hearing officer in adult investigations. Interviewing and assessing youth to determine the direction their case should take in juvenile investigations. Working on grants and special projects. I'm providing safe and rehabilitative services to youth in detention. I enjoyed collaborating with other agencies and departments, both locally and on the state level.

It's now time to

Our loss is Tennessee's gain. And you have a beautiful home there, I've seen pictures of it and the dollar goes a little bit further in Tennessee than it does Santa Barbara County. But just not, it's your whole family too, Britt and your community service working with Kata and we really appreciate everything your family has done and we just wish you all the best so.

All right, so see if you stay around 30 years, Look at all the good you can do. Yeah, you too. All right, we will now move to are there any items that the public has wished to pull from the administrative agenda?

Chair Lavinino and members of the board I have one request to speak on the administrative agenda and that's item

A1. Any board members wish to pull any items? Okay, please reread A1 and its been re-read just to refresh everybody's memory.

Yes, Chair Lavinino and members of the board. Administrative item number one was a resolution sponsored by Supervisor Williams and Supervisor Lavinino. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming October 10th 2018 as World Homeless Day in Santa Barbara County. And I have one request to speak in Santa Barbara and that's Emily Allen

Good morning, Chair Lavagnino and Board. My name is Emily Allen and we just wanted to thank you here from Santa Barbara also. I'm the Director of Impact Initiatives with the United Way Home for Good. And as you heard, and we just want to invite you to a screening of the film Us & Them That will be held this Thursday, October 10th at the Sandbox in Santa Barbara starting at 530 PM. And we really do believe that events like this can bring the community together to hear powerful and inspiring stories of people who have experienced homelessness and show that these residents really can find hope and stability with housing and supportive services. So thank you very much. Thank

you Emily. All right, since there's no other requests on the balance of the A agenda. Can I get a motion to move the balance?

So moved.

With the changes that the clerk indicated. Seconded. Moved and seconded. Roll call please.

Mr Hart? Aye. Ms Hartman? Aye. Mr Adam? Aye Mr Williams? Aye Chair Lavenino?

Aye

Motion passes unanimous.

This takes us to time in the meeting for public comment Do we have any request from the public?

Yes, Chair Lavinino and members of the board. I have two requests to speak on today's general public comment. I'm going to begin in Santa Barbara with Ed Kalaski and then we're going to return here in Santa Maria for Lil Clary. Ed?

Put my drawing up, Ken. Thank you. I call my talk today Alex Peugeot's decision. He is the Chairman of the Board of Architectural Review and this is how I got here. Instead of reviewing our project in June 2014, Alex elected to just kick us out of the meeting. We weren't allowed to show our drawing. None of the other members ever saw our drawing at that time And I didn't realize that after the or before the fifth meeting, you're supposed to make an extortion payment.

Apparently, I wasn't told you're supposed to make a little contribution to get your project reviewed. What kind of a system do we have down there where Alex has total control? If he doesn't want to show your project, he doesn't have to show your project. It's up to you to decide what to do." He kicked us out of the meeting in 15 seconds! We weren't allowed to make a comment.

He had someone jump up and scream at us, side loading, side loading. Which means that your second story is located solely over the garage. If you look at that drawing, that drawing is actually in their 64 page report. They didn't include everything. They didn't include the overlay which would show exactly where the second story is with respect to the ground floor.

But if you look at that drawing, you can see that there's a portion over the garage. There's a portion over the laundry room and then over the kitchen and over the dining room. How could anyone conceive of anything different? Yet Alex didn't get his extortion payment so it's up to you. What do you do? You go before the Board of Supervisors and at that time we had Janet Wolfe here our corrupt supervisor No, she doesn't want to talk to me. No, she doesn't want to see me. She's got confidence in the Board of Architectural Review.

For what? This is what we live for? This is the government that we put in place? Five people sit up here and do nothing? It's time! It's long over time. I've been here five-and-a-half years. What a system that we have. Life and liberty for those to make the extortion payment? That's what you stand for, or do you just stand for nothing? Absolutely nothing! Why do we have supervisors to begin with?

It's time to have Alex Pujo removed. Someone has got to step up Someone's got to figure out, this is not our government. This is a dictatorship member downstairs and he needs to be removed. Thank you.

And we are going to return to Santa Maria for our final speaker, Lil Clary.

Good morning.

Morning. You can bring the mic just down a little bit, Lil.

Okay. Thank you. Here we are. Lil Clary, Tepeskaya Canyon and with me today is Linda Tunnel another neighbor and resident of Tepeskaya Canyon. You've seen us a lot over the past couple of years on the cannabis issue we're not here to talk about that today thank goodness. We are here today however to thank County Fire and the other emergency services for their immediate response to the fire in Tepescaya Canyon this last Saturday Within two hours, they had suppressed the fire and were doing mop-up.

Tanker dropped fire retardant and helicopters did precision water drops. Crews spent the night at the site monitoring the situation in case of a flare up. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate those services. The fire started at the southern end of the canyon, very close to Kathy Donovan's home. And I want to tell you that Linda Tunnel and her husband were driving by that region when the fire started and stopped to provide help. Kathy Donovan and members of her family pulled out heavy equipment ready to roll.

You know we try to be self-sufficient out in the canyon. Had the wind speed been higher or the response slower, the entire canyon from Santa Maria Mesa Road to 166 could have been engulfed. Since the canyon has only one roadway, the route north with narrow and narrow it's barely a lane and a half wide blind corners and sharp hairpin turns this would have been the only evacuation route and the recipe for disaster. I think it's totally appropriate that Rob and the crew were here this morning we want to thank them sincerely for their services and thank you all.

All right, thank you very much. So that closes out public comment. Ready to move right into the D agenda. So Madam Clerk can we read D1 please?

Chair Lavinino and members of the board, departmental item number one is from human resources. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the ordinance setting compensation and benefits for members of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

Sorry. There we go, good morning. Good morning Chair Lavinino and members of the board. This morning I'm introducing the first reading of an ordinance to amend the current county ordinance number 5061 which sets compensation and benefits for members of the Board of Supervisors. I'm recommending the following four changes. Number one. Increase board salaries by 3% consistent with direction given by a previous board to tie compensation to the consumer price index for urban areas.

Number two, implement a second year of pension cost sharing up to 0.85% for members of the board in classic and legacy health plans, retirement plans. Raise the county contribution for health insurance by 2.5% for board members enrolled in and receiving county-sponsored health insurance. This is the same increase that all county employees on health plans will receive for the 2020 plan year. And number four, increase automobile allowance by $7 to align with the automobile allowance received by other elected department officials.

Erin and I are here, she's my workforce planning manager and we're available to answer questions.

Is there any public, any questions from the board members? Supervisor Hartman?

Yes, could you tell me what the CPI for the urban areas was this year? For this year it was 4.1. And so you're proposing 3%.

I think that's because the board directive was maximum 3%. Correct. All right, perfect. Any requests from the public?

Chair Lavinino and members of the board, I do have one request to speak and we're going to Santa Barbara. That's Ed Kolaski. Is Ed still in Santa Barbara? Yep. Okay.

He is. Good morning. Probably figure out what my position is on this. The increased salaries for the Board of Supervisors, one that has done nothing for me for five and a half years, one that I have come down here almost every meeting. I've given at least about 100 talks here, literally 100 talks here before the Board of Supervisors and maybe 70 or 80 downstairs Before the Board of Architectural Review, there's no one to talk to.

Just a bunch of people sitting around and you want a pay raise? You know, you should do something really good for the community. Cut your time by 3%. That would be a start. There's no point in this discussions to go on here. Absolutely none, no one is in control. You know the first few years when I was giving talks over here, I was trying to find out who's in charge? Was it Janet Wolf?

She wouldn't tell me. She was my district rep. Who looks out after the public downstairs? Is it Alex Peugeot, or is he stuffing his pockets or what? Who's talking to the contractors? Is it Alex Peugeot? Was it Janet Wolfe? Someone had to be taking bribes. There's no way that this could go on for five and a half years without someone taking bribes! Yes, you sound like honest people. You look like honest people. You act like honest people with the exception of Jana Wolf.

But she's gone now. Why isn't Alex Bujold gone? Anne Almey is gone who also was I don't want to describe it. You might find it offensive. What do you do here? You sit there and give honorary degrees for people that have worked here, for the community. If you were in regular civilian jobs not paid by the county, you'd all be fired. I worked my butt off for many years and no one would put up with this crap Absolutely no one.

So take it to heart, because you might get someone else up here who will give the same speech. Nothing done. Honorary degree, bye.

And that was our only request to speak.

All right, I'll call for a motion. Ask for a motion.

Move approval. Second. Staff recommendation?

Roll call.

Mr. Hart? Aye. Ms. Hartman? Aye. Mr. Adam? No. Mr. Williams? Aye Chair Lavanino?

Aye

Motion passes 4 to 1

Thank you very much for your work on this Okay, we'll go to item D2 Madam Clerk

Chair Lavinino, members of the board. Departmental item number two is from the Agricultural Commissioner and as previously announced earlier in our meeting today we amended the recommendations for this item. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an industrial hemp presentation.

Push the red button, the launch button. Nope not that one.

Good morning Chair, members of the board my name is Kathy Fisher I'm the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner and I'm here today with Lottie Martin Deputy Agricultural Commissioner providing a presentation on industrial hemp. What is industrial hemp? Well, according to the Health and Safety Code, industrial hemp means a crop that is limited to types of the plant cannabis sativa having no more than three-tenths of one percent tetrahydrocannabinol also known as THC.

Hemp has grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products such as fiber oil and seed It is one of the fastest growing plants and can be refined into a variety of commercial items including paper, textiles, clothing, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food and animal feed. Hemp was first introduced to the United States in 1608 which quickly became a cash crop commonly used to make rope fabric and lamp oil and made up a significant portion of the economy. In fact several US presidents were known to have farmed hemp Such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Fast forward to 1937, when the Marijuana Tax Act was signed into federal law. The act though it did not explicitly outlaw cannabis and hemp, it established tight restrictions and levied a tax on anyone who dealt commercially in hemp or marijuana. The passing of the Act effectively began the era of hemp prohibition. In 1970, the Controlled Substance Act was signed into federal law and establishes schedules that categorize drugs according to their perceived medical utility and potential for abuse. Cannabis and hemp along with heroin and LSD was assigned to the highly restrictive Schedule 1.

Marijuana and industrial hemp are precisely the same plant, cannabis sativa. But they differ in their concentration of the psychoactive compound THC. The legal definition requires the THC content to not exceed 0.3% on a dry weight basis. Cannabis sativa whose THC content exceeds that level is regarded as marijuana by the federal government. Psychoactive cannabis or marijuana is mainly used to produce a high Though many California consumers use cannabis for medicinal purposes as well.

Not only is hemp used for industrial applications, but also as a source of cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive compound. In the past, the appearance of hemp in marijuana plants looked very different because hemp was grown for different purposes. Today, because hemp is often bred to produce CBD which is concentrated in the flower Industrial hemp and psychoactive cannabis often have similar appearances.

Cannabis is defined in the Business and Professions Code section 26001, and explicitly states that cannabis does not include industrial hemp. At least 30 countries currently have an industrial hemp industry. China is the top producer of hemp and supplies 70% of the world market, followed by France. As of February 2019, 41 states in the U.S. allowed cultivation For commercial research or pilot programs, however only 24 states had farmers actually growing hemp last year.

Total hemp acreage in the US was over 78,000 acres which is up from 25,000 in 2017. The legal landscape for hemp on the federal level began to change in 2014 when that year's Farm Bill allowed universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. With last December's passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp became a legal crop pending establishment of a regulatory framework to govern it. The law did not change however the legal status for products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds such as CBD under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. To date the FDA has not approved a marketing application for cannabis or CBD products for the treatment of any disease or condition. The FDA has however approved one cannabis derived and three cannabis related drug products they are only available with a prescription from a licensed health care provider in June of last year The FDA approved Epidiolex, which contains a purified form of the drug substance CBD for the treatment of seizures.