Board of Supervisors — 2021-01-12

Welcome to the installation of elected officials, excuse me, the installation of officials elected in 2020 and the convening of the 2020 Board of Supervisors. Every two years we meet to install members of the Board of Supervisors who've been elected or re-elected to represent the residents of Santa Barbara County This is a special day for Santa Barbara County and an important moment for us to celebrate democracy at work in our local community.

The incoming chair is given the opportunity to design the program, and feature special guests for the installation ceremony. This year our newest colleague and incoming Chair Supervisor Bob Nelson has had the honor of planning this installation ceremony. The clerk will now introduce the color guard.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

The clerk will now introduce our next guest.

Chair Hart and members of the board, we will begin our program this morning with an invocation from Reverend Rick Bloom. Reverend Rick Bloom has always been a man committed to service which is exemplified by enlisting in the U.S. Navy Reserve at the age of 17. Following his service to our country he entered the field of ministry where he served the communities of Chula Vista, Bloomington, Waco Texas and a number of other Southern California communities.

After moving to Santa Maria in 1997, he became a part of the ministry at Pacific Christian Center where he helped expand their facilities and reconcile debt. Pastor Bloom started numerous outreach programs in the area such as Metro Kids and Angel Food. He also served as the chaplain for the Santa Maria Police Department as well as the contact pastor for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Pastor Bloom retired from Pacific Christian in 2019 and now serves as a traveling minister. Pastor Bloom and his wife Karen enjoy spending time with his three children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Ladies and gentlemen, Reverend Rick Bloom.

Hello I'm Pastor Rick Bloom, retired pastor of Pacific Christian Center in Santa Maria and I am honored to be asked give the invocation at this meeting today God our Heavenly Father, we thank you for this wonderful land in which we live and we thank you for this great county of Santa Barbara. You have blessed us and you are helping us to survive in the midst of disease confusion uncertainty and seeming helplessness at times and the irresponsibility of some but you have given us great leaders and concerned leaders And I particularly thank you today for 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson and his new duties at the County Board of Supervisors. For the people of this county, I pray that you will bless Supervisor Nelson and his family, his wife Jamie, his daughter Avery and his sons Andrew and Zeke.

We thank you Lord that you have charted. Supervisor Nelson's life from the time he was a little boy Of fulfillment. We pray that you will help all of the supervisors during these turbulent disheartening times. Keep them faithful to their calling. May they always pursue the highest ideals. I pray for our new supervisor that you will help him rally the people physically and morally, that this Board of Supervisors will never put a burden upon the people but help the people and guide the people in things true and honest, pure, lovely, and have good rapport Give us wisdom in our thoughts and the intentions of our heart.

Give us wisdom in our words, and may we always remember that words have consequences and that the scripture tells us that the power of life and death is in the tongue. Help us to speak for God and speak for the people. May our motives always be right. Bring your honor Lord, we pray to the work for the people of Santa Barbara County. We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is sovereign and who is master of all.

Amen.

I'd now like to turn the program over to Mona Miyasato, our County Executive Officer, who will present the members of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors who were elected in 2020.

Thank you. It's now my pleasure to introduce the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors elected in 2020 from the First District, Supervisor Doss Williams. Supervisor Doss Williams was first elected to represent the First District of Santa Barbara County in June 2016 and subsequently reelected to office in March 2020. Mr. Williams previously represented the area along with over half of Santa Barbara County and a quarter of Ventura County in state assembly From 2010 to 2016. Prior to his service in the Assembly, Mr. Williams served seven years on the Santa Barbara City Council from 2003 to 2010 and also served as a trustee for Peabody Charter School in Santa Barbara. His first term of office as supervisor was marked by responding to the 2017 Thomas fire and subsequent debris flow.

Supervisor Williams has also taken a proactive role to develop clean energy locally and working to protect vital public services such as our libraries. Mr. Williams grew up in Santa Barbara County and attended local schools. In addition to his service in elected office, he taught at Antioch University in Santa Barbara, worked as a junior high school teacher, as well as a legislative aide to former California State Assembly member Hannah Beth Jackson. Mr Williams holds a master's degree in environmental science and management With a focus on water pollution, planning processes and land use law at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science.

Congratulations Mr. Williams! From the 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartman. Supervisor Joan Hartman, JD and PhD has been serving as a Santa Barbara County supervisor representing the 3rd District since 2017 before that she served for three years as the third district county planning commissioner her policy priorities include transitioning to renewable energy Promoting community wellness through parks, trails and bicycle infrastructure. And developing greater community resilience to withstand emergencies. She is also focusing on addressing the special needs of children, seniors and people experiencing homelessness. Government transparency and responsiveness are key values.

Joan began her career in the academic world serving as Director of the Public Policy Program at the Claremont Graduate School, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Government at Oberlin College, and later as an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at USC. She has also worked for several federal government agencies including the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the US EPA Region 3.

Ms. Hartman helped found the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, a novel public-private partnership to restore coastal wetlands and watersheds. She spearheaded the Bealton Urban Growth Boundary Initiative which requires a vote of the people before the city can expand its boundaries, the first such initiative in Santa Barbara County. She also advised the Goodland Coalition which successfully campaigned for a similar initiative in Goleta. She served for six years as a court-appointed special advocate CASA for children and foster care. She also served on the Wilding Museum's Board of Directors, the Fund for Santa Barbara's Grant Making Committee and the Santa Barbara Foundation's LEAF Advisory Committee.

She is married to James Jim Powell and has one adult daughter and two adult stepchildren. Let's congratulate Supervisor Hartman. And from the 4th District, Supervisor Bob Nelson Supervisor Bob Nelson and his wife Jamie live in Orcutt with their three children, Andrew, Avery and Zeke. Raised in Orcuttt and a graduate of Regetti High School where Nelson first met his wife, he has been steadfast in his dedication to a region which he is proud to call home.

After leaving the Central Coast for a short period of time to earn his degree in business administration from Vanguard University, Mr. Nelson returned to the region obtaining a teaching credential through Chapman University and began a career as a teacher. As an educator, he taught business education at both Pioneer Valley and Rigetti High Schools. Coached water polo and swimming.

And in 2003 was named Teacher of the Year by the Santa Maria Sun. Mr. Nelson and his wife are both small business owners, carefully balancing family career and service to their community. In 2013 he decided to further his public service and accepted a position as Chief of Staff for 4th District Supervisor Peter Adam. As chief of staff for the district over the last eight years, he has worked with hundreds of constituents and community leaders providing them with the solutions and information needed to overcome personal or professional issues and find success at the county level.

Over the next four years, he plans to continue his work as a taxpayer advocate ensuring government efficiency and limiting wasteful spending while prioritizing a number of issues such as services for our unincorporated communities, public safety, campaign finance reform, homelessness and of course infrastructure and maintenance. Let's congratulate Supervisor Wilson.

In a slight departure from our usual practice, we will not be administering the oath of office during today's program. The members of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors who are elected in 2020 have already taken their oath prior to today's ceremony and I would like again for all of us now to congratulate them in their elections to the board. All members have taken their seats. And so we will do a formal introduction now for the 2021 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors from the 1st District, Supervisor Doss Williams. From the 2nd District, Supervisor Greg Hart. From the 3rd District, Supervisor Joan Hartman. From the 4th District, Supervisor Bob Nelson and from the 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavinino.

It is my distinct pleasure to call to order the 2021 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. This marks the 171st convening of Santa Barbara County's highest legislative body. I will now accept nominations for the position of chair and vice-chair for 2021 at the board of supervisors, who also sit as the board of directors of the water agency, the flood control and water conservation district, the Santa Barbara County fire protection district, the Laguna sanitary district The Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access, and other special districts.

Is there a motion?

Mr. Chair, would you like them together or separately?

Either way is fine.

Well may I have the honor of nominating Supervisor Bob Nelson to the chair. I did have the same position as he did coming new onto the board and taking the chair and I'm sure he's going to do a wonderful job so it's an honor to have this opportunity to nominate him.

Thank you for that motion. Is there a second? Motion's been made and seconded. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?

Motion passes unanimously

And is there a motion for the vice chair position

Chairman Hart, it's my honor to nominate my colleague Joan Hartman for Vice Chair. Thank you. Is

there a second? Second. Motion has been made and seconded. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?

And Chair Hart?

Thank you that concludes our business We have remarks from the outgoing chair and the ingoing chair, so I will start off. I have been speaking a lot this past year, so i'm going to keep this very short today. I want to thank the employees of the county family. The term essential has taken on new meaning this last year and I can't tell you how proud and honored I am to work with all these dedicated public servants The breadth and depth of services and issues that they tackle each and every day of the year on behalf of county residents is laudable.

I'd also like to extend my gratitude to Jacqueline Alexander, and the clerk at the board's office. You've made my job very easy up here. The pandemic served up a curveball for public participation, and you and your team have handled it with grace. I want to thank Mike Gazzone and his team of County Council, my favorite buzz saws for their counsel and guidance.

Let me please take just a moment to thank Ms. Miyasato and her executive team, Terry Mosnisch, Nancy Anderson, Barney Mleckian and Jeff Frapwell for their outstanding leadership through this extraordinary year. I've said this before and it bears repeating there is no one you want more in the trenches with you than Mona. We're so fortunate to work with such a dedicated and capable team that she helms day in and day out at the County of Santa Barbara.

I'm also very grateful for the leadership of our Public Health Director, Dr. Vonda Renoso and Dr. Henning Anzorg, our public health officer who have worked tirelessly this year to protect the health of our community every single day. Suzanne Grimacy, Jackie Ruiz, Gina DiPinto all of you helped tremendously in preparation and facilitation of the many 75 COVID-19 press conferences. Thank you all.

I also want to thank my board colleagues for the collegial, collaborative and productive relationship we have working together. It is such a pleasure to work with each of you. I know deep in my heart that we are each striving in our own unique ways to make Santa Barbara County the best it can be for every single resident in our community. And to my staff, Ashley, Ethan and Chris, I can't thank you enough 2020 was an intense year and given the pandemic, the workload increased exponentially.

But each of you delivered and continued to provide top-notch constituent service, wise counsel, and incredibly good humor. Thank you sincerely for being such really good friends. Lastly I want to sincerely thank every resident of Santa Barbara County for their patience and perseverance during these extraordinarily difficult times. I'm incredibly proud of the work we've all done together to rise to this challenge.

We are a tough, resilient and compassionate community and I'm honored to have served our community as chair of the Board of Supervisors this past year. Finally, to model for our country what a peaceful transition of power looks like, I present the incoming chair of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Super Bob Nelson with the gavel. I know you will do well.

At this time, do any of my colleagues have any comments?

Thank you. I just wanted to express my gratitude to outgoing Chair Greg Hart, he's been the face of the board during an unprecedented time and the Board Chair doesn't have huge powers beyond the rest of the board members but you've been called upon to really step up in a way no board chair has ever had to do before and you've done it with good humor with dignity I'm just so grateful and thank you for your leadership.

Mr. Chair?

Well, I think we've been- Yes.

Oh hey, see DOS the colonies are going to be going first from now on. It's all good. It might be a trend. I don't think so. So, you know, I just wanted to say, you know, Greg Circumstances have a weird way of sometimes, I don't know if it's just the stars aligning or whatever. But your personality fit perfectly what we needed this year. This year we needed that calm steady hand on the wheel.

And you provided that in spades. I also want to thank your staff, sometimes those folks get overlooked and I know you mentioned them by name but when you're the chair, you've got so much other stuff going on that they were a great resource for my office. And those times that you put in, those innumerable press conferences. I just want you to know that did not go unnoticed. I would log in and watch it and log out, and I know there was a lot more to it than that.

So I just want to let you know my fellow board members and I got together and little show of appreciation purchased you a gift card to REI which so you can get outside, breathe some fresh air, and hopefully relax because you definitely earned it. Thank you.

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want to express how blessed I think this board has been by your chairmanship. It's a little bit of history that Greg, there was folks who wanted to end Greg's political career and they were almost successful. And Greg stepped back in after our bruising fights earlier on in this last couple years on the council. And I just want to express how thankful I am that you did it, that you stepped back in despite knowing how ugly It can be.

And I think we're blessed because of that steady hand that was mentioned, but also because Greg gets that things have a long lifespan that the actions that we take reverberate and have ramifications and he thinks about it And he listens and sometimes he changes his mind, which I know in this day and age never happens. But I think is the mark of someone who's really trying to get it right, really trying to navigate the hard stuff. And it hasn't gotten any harder than this.

So I think that constituents of the second district are extremely blessed and we have been blessed by your chairmanship.

Thank you, Supervisor Williams. And over the last couple of years running for office everybody asked me what was I most nervous about? And previously being out there in the audience and never getting a chance to be up here in the big seat as I call it that didn't make me nervous although I am nervous now. What kept me up at night was the 75 press conferences.

When I read that in the news talk the other day, you know, I did my quick math and that was one every five days for an entire year. And I know the content and the time that your whole entire staff put into that. And thank you Second District for your service to our county. I know as chair sometimes you have to put your priorities and your goals for your district aside for the betterment of the county And you've done that this year in a way that is quite impressive. And so on behalf of the people, the fourth district I thank you Greg and I look forward to following in your model as someone who represents the entire county. So thank you Greg.

So I think I get to make some remarks now. And I don't want to be a supervisor that's long on speeches. That's not...

Chair Nelson and members of the

board,

prior to moving on to your official remarks as incoming chair we do have a quick little video to show our appreciation to our outgoing chair Hart. Thank you.

Everyone here at the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County would like to acknowledge Greg Hart for his incredible leadership during the challenges of COVID this year. It was a real case of right person, right place, right time. He has been there tirelessly for this organization and for the people we serve. Thank you, Greg!

Supervisor Hart, on behalf of myself, CALM and the entirety of the social sector I want to thank you for your leadership this past year. You led with a clarity of vision With transparency and responsiveness, compassion and most importantly integrity. 2020 was so challenging but you were balanced, you were calm and you are honest. And all of us in Santa Barbara County are so grateful for your leadership and indebted to you for your service. Thank you!

Supervisor Hart, on behalf of Family Service Agency, Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center and the Little House by the Park. Thank you for your service to the residents of Santa Barbara County and thank you for your service as the Chair of the Board of Supervisors. Here's wishing you all the best in 2021!

Hello, this is Hazel Davalos with CAWS extending a big thank you to Supervisor Hart for his commitment to our county during this time as chair. His leadership and care were instrumental in our county's efforts to weather this tumultuous year. As advocates for working families we've always appreciated his willingness to hear what residents are going

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from renters to farm workers bus riders to high school students it's also been clear that he has the back of the public health department as they've done the critical yet not so popular job Thank you so much Supervisor Hart. We look forward to your continued partnership.

Hi Greg, this is Lynn Fitzgibbons just wanting to wish you the very very best with what's ahead but also sincerely to thank you on behalf of myself but really everyone in the hospital for all of your support and your strong leadership through this very remarkable last several months there have been some tough times but also some bright spots and I will continue to remember one of those bright spots as really getting to see you do what you do best. Very, very gratefully Greg Lynn.

Thank you Supervisor Greg Hart for your leadership this past year as Chair of the Board of Supervisors. Challenging times reveal who we are as leaders and this challenging year has revealed to us what we already knew that you are a steady thoughtful and compassionate leader I sincerely thank you for everything you and your amazing team did this past year to keep us informed and to keep our community safe.

I thank you very much for all of your hard work, and for everything that you do on behalf of the Second District and all of Santa Barbara County.

Hi Greg it's Kristen from the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce We want to thank you for your leadership, for the business community and the chamber during this most difficult year for the county and for businesses. You led us through it with grace and transparency and strength. It cannot have been easy. We really thank you.

Hello Supervisor Gregg, Mr Hart, Wendy Sims-Moulton here just quickly wanted to say thank you for your leadership for time that really tested us all And tested our resolve both mentally, physically and socially. It was just beyond belief I think and we know that we still have work to do ahead of time. So thank you for being calm and steady and reassuring in such a crazy time. Best of luck in your leadership from the next chair over in this next year. And again thank you so much for always supporting children and families of Santa Barbara County as well.

Thank you Chair Hart for your wonderful and exemplary leadership throughout this pandemic 2020 was a year that none of us could have ever imagined. So we appreciate your steady, thoughtful and calm guidance throughout our COVID-19 response efforts. I am going to miss you at the press conferences. Thank you for working alongside the Public Health Department to ensure that our community receives the best and the most timely information possible during these tough times. Thank you for all that you do for our community.

Hi Supervisor Hart, I just want to add my voice to those thanking you for all your efforts this year's chair on behalf of all our employees. I want to say thank you. This is a year where our employees needed to feel that support as you know, our employees are on the front lines of this response and have been for a very long time and we've appreciated your calm and steady presence Given that there have been many decisions that have had to be made, that are difficult.

Heartbreaking not only to the community but to our employees and decisions that are not always popular so thank you again we appreciate it and we look forward to working with you and the rest of the board in 2021. Thank you

I would just like to say thank you so much. I am deeply touched and honored to have worked with all of you and all of them, and all of us together. I never imagined none of us did that what 2020 would be but we have done really great work together and I will never forget it as long as I live. Thank you

Again, thank you Chair Hart for all you did for us last year. I'm sorry Supervisor Hart but thank you. It's gonna be a hard habit to kick for the community. As I said, I don't want to be long on speeches but I do want to take the opportunity to thank some people. This is a unique opportunity for me so first of all I want to thank you my colleagues for electing me chair.

I know that over the last couple months i've got a chance to meet with each one of you and I know despite that we have different philosophical backgrounds and maybe some beliefs and diverse constituencies that we all want what's best for our county. And I trust that we are going to work well as a team. So, I ask for your patience and grace over this next year as I evolve into and mature into this position and I look forward to the next year and the next four years serving on this board.

As was mentioned before as chair, I got a chance to design our meeting today. And because it's COVID everything's a little different. But I did want to recognize the members that participated today. First off the Band of Brothers. There's no nonprofit that I know of in my community that does more with less. It's a Organization that's both in Lompoc and an orchid and Santa Maria, so I thought was quite fitting that they'd be the ones to do the color guard today They are truly a volunteer organization true true string budget and They really have made their life a commitment to others of course in their service in the military and then Their service now in their community camaraderie accountability that they provide for each other and what they've done with the Veterans Treatment Court, veterans homelessness.

They've actually created their own house and the crisis intervention teams that they send out with our crisis intervention teams is a one of the unsung heroes in our community. And I thank the Banna Brothers for their participation today. For our invocation today, Pastor Bloom was able to do that and obviously he's a special person to me and I think the feeling is mutual but from his prayer.

He's one of the people in our community that still calls me Bobby so we've known each other for quite some time. Some of you may or may not know my dad was a minister in the same denomination that Pastor Bloom was in and although my dad passed away when I was younger there's that kind of commitment that we have to each other being a part The assembly God denomination.

And so it was a real honor to have him today. He is a leader, he has such a great example of somebody who gets things done with sincerity humor and humility. And so I think was very fitting that use with us today. And for everybody out there, those were all prerecorded. So we saw more than the normal people in a crowd but there was one other guest that I asked to come but unfortunately COVID circumstances did not make that possible and that was Brooks Firestone.

And so many of you know Brooks as a former member of this board, former third district supervisor. And Brooks has always been someone I've looked up to and I think he set a good example. He's been encouragement to me and he's someone who brought the county together. You know when he came to become supervisor there was talk of a county split And whether that was the right thing or wrong thing, but it didn't happen. But Brooks was the one that kind of came together and brought both sides to the table.

And that wasn't the future of our county. And I hope that we've been stronger together since then and that we'll be stronger together moving in the future. And that's an example that Brooks have brought to me and I thought he would have been a fitting speaker for us today especially in these times. Some other people that I'd like to thank is first of all my constituents, the people of the 4th District, the voters of the 4th District for selecting me as their supervisor.

You've done so much for me and I'm thankful for you entrusting me with the opportunity to represent you zealously on this board. The secret of my success for a long time has been my wife Jamie. We married at 20 years old. We were best friends before that and we've grown up together My success is our success, and she's made me the man I am today. She's my true partner in every sense of the word, and I want to thank you.

To my kids, Andrew, Erin, Zeke, I could not be prouder than I am of you, of any three other human beings in this world, and I hope to return the favor. This political thing often seems like it's for me, but I think the world of you and I think about the world that you're going to grow up in and I want to make it a better place. And so that's what I do what I do and I think that's what my colleagues do as well and I hope to be a part of that.

I also want to thank Peter Adam, even though he's not here today with us and you know he. He gave me a chance to serve and give me this opportunity to be part of this county family and I think him for that he mentored me. He became my friend. He believed in me and supported me. And even though some people out there in the community may not think negatively, I really hope my service is part of Peters legacy in this County. So thank I also want to introduce my staff.

So when I ran for office, one of my campaign promises was that I was going to make sure that I had a better staff than Peter Adam had. Well, I agree that's a high bar. I think I've accomplished that. First of all, I have Rene Farini who will be serving as my administrative assistant Lee Collier, who will continue her exceptional service to the people of North County as my district representative.

And Aaron Hankey, an accomplished young man that I believe that would be more than enough of a replacement of the previous chief of staff. So thank you all for being part of my team. I look forward to serving alongside them. Lastly, my priorities as chair. Many of those priorities are not going to change in the 4th District. infrastructure, fiscal accountability, superb service to our constituents and the tireless advocacy for the people and businesses and cities of the North County.

That said COVID has been a focusing event as a family I know we've grown closer. We've stripped back the things that we did that may have been superfluous and we focused on what's important I'm proud to say, I'm closer to my family and many of you may be as well. But I think that example can be shared here at the county where it's reminded us that we need to be more efficient.

That have a little bit of will in a lot of technology, we can do more and be leaner and meaner. And I think we're going to have to be. It reminds us that COVID also reminds us that two of the most important things in all of our lives is a job And you know those things have been threatened through this process, and I think you know as a board that it's me my resolution to work tirelessly on those things.

I think that we need to say yes to as many things that we can to help people's lives and i'm committed to do that. And i'm thank you all for this opportunity and I look forward to serving and as Peter said when he was chair let's get the work. Thank you and- Mr. Chair? Yes, sir. Supervisor Lavinino still getting used to that.

Thank you. Well I want to be the first one to congratulate you. You got your hands full but the one thing I want to mention about Bob. And I think we should all, staff needs to know this and your colleagues need to know this is you are a focused individual. You have a goal, doesn't matter how long it takes you to get to that goal. But we are I think one of the things and I think this is something that comes out of the fourth district a lot is we have to look at the long term and whether that's infrastructure or what our plans are but for those who don't know Bob and I go back a ways.

Actually, I was looking at one of my first commercials 12 years ago. And a very younger-looking Bob Nelson and a much, much, much younger-looking Steve Labnino were walking hand in, not hand in hand. That was not that kind of commercial, Bob. But we were together and I think the most trouble I got in the last ten years of being on the Board of Supervisors is when I appointed Bob to the Santa Maria Cemetery board and had a little bit of an outcry.

But we've stayed friends, and I just want to congratulate you. And I think exactly what you said is the most important thing, and that is that we are all trying to make a better place for our kids and our grandkids. Proud, your wife is Jamie and your kids are of you. You're already a stalwart in the Orchid community. I know a lot of people are looking up to you and counting on you. And I know that their faith in you is going to be rewarded so congratulations.

Thank you Supervisor Lavinio. Supervisor Hart?

I'd just like to welcome Supervisor Nelson to the role of chair and to the board. It is an incredible honor to represent the community that you grew up in, and I know that your constituents are really going to be proud of the work that you do on their behalf. We look forward to working together. I've been always really pleased with our connections and communications and style, and i just think that you are the right person for the right job at the right moment, and

Thank you, Supervisor. I feel the same way. Supervisor Williams?

Well, I really look forward to working with you. I think there may have only been one other time in American history that it's important to show that we can be human beings and Americans before ideologues and that we can deliver for the people of our community And work together and I am confident that this board will be able to do that. And look forward to doing that with you, Mr chair

as I am thank you supervisor Hartman

Thank you. Well, as vice chair we'll have an opportunity to work especially close together and I'm looking forward to that. I know that you're extremely hardworking and focused and I appreciate that. I haven't known you well but we did get together as you mentioned and what I was struck with most is your humanity and caring and I think that's going to show through

Thank you, Supervisor Hartman. And with that we're going to take a small break. We will return at 1005. Thank you.

Que estamos viendo de diciembre 27.

Thank you. I will reconvene the January 12, 2021 meeting of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Well move approval of the minutes

second. One one chance here, excuse me even though I was not supervisor at the time, I did review the tape of the meeting and the minutes and I will be voting to approve the minutes as well for the record Madam Clerk

Supervisor Williams

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Supervisor Hart

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motion passes unanimously.

CEO Miyasato is there a COS report today?

Chair Nelson, there's no report today.

Thank you Madam Clerk are there any announcements or changes to the agenda today?

Chair Nelson and members of the board, yes I have a couple quick announcements this morning. First, I'd like to note that we posted an addendum to the agenda on Friday adding administrative item A-49. This is from the auditor controller it is to consider recommendations regarding the AB 1600 mitigation fee annual and five year report fiscal year 2019 through 2020. And this information is available online In addition to that announcement, I would like to just remind the public who are participating in today's meeting and would like to provide public comment on any item on today's agenda or a general public comment to please see page two of our agenda to receive instructions on how to register for the Zoom webinar.

Once the chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting with the information provided in the registration email. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press star six to unmute yourselves once the clerk unmutes you again if you're using a touchtone phone, you will need to press star six to unmute yourself.

Thank you very much that is all my announcements this morning.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I'm good thank you.

And I would like to pull items A5 and A8. Madam Clerk are there any items that are being pulled by the public?

Chair Hart and chair Nelson, excuse me and members of the board. Yes we have request to pull administrative item number 23 as well as administrative item number 47.

All right well can I get a motion from like one of my colleagues to approve the balance of the agenda outside of items 5 6 8 23 and 47?

I'll move approval of the administrative agenda with the exception of those items that the Chair described. Second.

Madam Clerk, or any discussion? Madam Clerk would you please call the roll?

Motion passes unanimously

All right, Madam Clerk. Would you please read item A5 into the record?

Chair Nelson and members of the Board Administrator Item number five is from Community Services it is to consider recommendations regarding Halama Beach Park grant award and grant application resolutions and this is in the third district.