Board of Supervisors — 2022-05-10

Good morning and welcome to the May 10 2022 meeting of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors here in Santa Maria. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

so moved

Any further discussion, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed passes unanimously. Do we have a CEO's report?

CEO Miyasato? We do Chair Hartman just a quick announcement that our Santa Barbara County Public Works Department was recognized recently With an achievement award from the National Association of counties, and since 1970 the word is honored innovative effective county government programs that strengthen services for its residences. The county public works was recognized by NACo for its resource center which as we know as optimizes Optimizes new technologies, technologies and other innovations to advance the county's energy goals and environmental stewardship. The Resource Center is the first operation in California to house a materials recovery facility and anaerobic digester compost management unit and landfill all at one location. And so congratulations again to our public works department for that recognition.

And I heard the Union of concerned scientists had a tour there and we're very impressed as well. So, congratulations to public works.

Chair Hartman and members of the board I do have a couple of quick announcements this morning. We posted an addendum to today's agenda on Friday May 6 adding a closed session item, and administrative item number 26 to our agenda. The additional closed session item is conference with legal counsel existing litigation paragraph one of subdivision D of government code section five for 956.9 Christopher Anderson at all versus county of Santa Barbara at all Santa Barbara County Superior Court case number to CV 01299.

Additionally, we added administrative item number 26 administrative item number 26 is from the first five Santa Barbara County Children and Families Commission. It is to consider recommendations regarding an amendment chapter 41 of the county code. This is the second reading of the ordinance that was inadvertently left off of the agenda prior to publishing on Wednesday evening.

We also received a memorandum from the Behavioral Wellness Department yesterday, Monday May 9th requesting to withdraw administrative item number two from today's agenda. Administrative Item Number Two is from the Behavioral Wellness Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation fiscal years 2019-2022.

Next, I would like to remind the public that the Board of Supervisor meetings are being interpreted and broadcast live in Spanish. We are broadcasting our meetings in Spanish both for Cox Cable subscribers in South County as well as Comcast Cable subscribers in North County. Members of the public can now view our meetings in Spanish by turning on the secondary audio programming also known as SAP under their language settings.

That information is currently being provided through the TV scroll. Lastly, I would like to remind the public who are participating in our meeting today at the board's updated methods of public participation for the Board of Supervisors methods public participation and to provide public comment general public comment or an item on the board's agenda please see see page two of the agenda.

Members of the public can attend meetings in person, both in the Santa Barbara Board hearing room chambers as well as the Santa Maria board hearing room chambers. Please note the board is following all local and state guidelines and are no longer requiring face coverings indoors. If you attend the board meeting in person, you will no longer be required to wear a face covering. But please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly encouraging all county staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in crowded areas.

I would also like to remind the public if you require any special accommodations, please contact the clerk or the board to make that request preferably on the Friday prior to the board meeting. Individuals that would like to provide verbal public comment virtually may do so via zoom by registering in advance via the link available on page two. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining the virtual meeting.

Once the chair has announced item you want to comment on, please join the meeting with the information provided in the registration confirmation email. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. The clerk will call you by name when removed from you, you will hear a notification that your line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone you may need to press star six to unmute yourself.

Each person may address the board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the chair. If you have any questions, please contact the clerk of the board's office at 805-568-2240. We've also received public interest in departmental item number four regarding an ambulance service contract policy resolution and update. And our estimated start time for that item will be at approximately 10 40am this morning.

That concludes my announcements for today.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Turning to our administrative agenda are there any items that any board members would like to pull for discussion. Supervisor Williams.

I'd like to pull a

eight. Eight. Okay and Madam Clerk, are there any members of the public who pulled an item.

Sure Hartman and members of the board we have no requests from the public.

Would

you read a 8 into the record please. Chair Hartman and members of the board administrative item number eight is from the human resources department, is to it is to consider recommendations regarding modifications to coven 19 workforce provisions.

Supervisor Williams.

Well as much as all of us would like to Leave coded behind. We have not eradicated the disease, and the I respectfully disagree with the idea that we should rescind our vaccination or testing policy. County workers are emergency workers, and we will get another wave. Hopefully it will be smaller. There will be people who get sick from that wave there will likely be people who die from that wave.

And if our policy with our workforce can help diminish the numbers, then we should do so. I would consider it appropriate to go to a bi-weekly or bi-monthly testing instead of weekly or something like that to reduce its cost or reduce the burden on the employees that do not choose to get vaccinated. But we're supposed to be there for the public. We're supposed to be there for them in a way where we can respond to emergencies and respond to their needs without getting them sick. And so I just think removing this would be premature, and not respectful of that mission that we all as county employees have.

Are there any

further comments related to this. Supervisor

Lavinia

was just going to say if you want a special vote on this I'll move the item. Thank you. Yeah,

and all second. Madam Clerk would you call the roll.

supervise your lab and you

know,

Chair Hartman

I

motion passes for one.

Okay, I would now entertain a motion to approve the balance of the administrative agenda including the withdrawal of item, a two, and the late edition of a 26 may have emotion.

So moved, move the balance of the agenda withdrawal of item to a two and the addition

Second. Oh, that was a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed passes unanimously. Madam Clerk, would you read into the record administrative item number 23.

Chair Hartman and members of the board, administrative item number 23 is sponsored by Supervisor Nelson. It is to adopt a resolution of commendation honoring Leroy Scolari for his extraordinary contributions to agriculture in the Santa Barbara County community and I will now read the resolution into the record. Whereas Leroy Scolari was born in Lompoc and was a member of the Lompok 4-H and an original member of the Junior Livestock Sales Association with the Santa Barbara County Fair, and from a young age proudly served his community.

And whereas after graduating with a Bachelor of Science from UC Berkeley, Leroy served in the Army during the Korean War as an engineering instructor and later established the agriculture program And whereas Leroy helped write the county general plan, agriculture element in the 1980s and served on a number of committees, including the Ag Element Committee as chair from 1980 to 1992.

The Agricultural Grading Ordinance and Trails Committee, the Santa Barbara County Fair Director from 1992 to 2002. The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Advisory Committee as a founding member, the President of the Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Committee Rural Crime Advisory Committee and the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts Board And whereas, Leroy was honored as the Santa Barbara Cattleman of the Year in 1987 and the Director's Choice Award from the Santa Barbara County Fair Board of Directors in 2003.

And served for 20 years on the board of directors for the Kachuma Resource Conservation District and continued to serve as the Acting Treasurer Secretary until the time of his death. And whereas, Leroy Scolari was known for his can-do attitude Staunch advocacy for continued stewardship of the land, dedication to agriculture and education of youth. All of which have created a lasting legacy in the County of Santa Barbara. And now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved this Board of Supervisors commends Leroy Scolari for his extraordinary contributions to the community passed and adopted today.

On behalf of my dad I just like to thank everybody. Also, he was a real member of the community, he did a lot. Thank you.

And what an extraordinary legacy indeed. Madam Clerk, turning to item number 24. Would you read

that into the record please? Chair Hartman and members of the board, Administrative Item Number 24 is sponsored by Supervisor Lavinino's office. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming May 6th 2022 as National Nurses Day and the week of May 6 2020 through 2022 through May 12th 2022 as National Nurses Week in Santa Barbara County And if I can have anyone receiving the resolution for this item come to the podium, and I will now read the resolution into the record.

Whereas the American Nurses Association and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department celebrate Nurse Week with the theme, You Make a Difference and acknowledge the value and difference nurses make every day toward improving the health status of our community. And whereas for over two years public health department nurses have been on the front line in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to save lives by ensuring access to COVID- 19 testing vaccination and education.

And whereas public health department nurses as disaster workers have displayed resilience, courage and dedication in serving patients, families and our community as they responded to devastations from the COVID-19 pandemic. And whereas public health department nurses are the vital link and make a difference by positively impacting health disparities among our most valuable populations.

And whereas public health department nurses are essential to the healthcare team and make a difference by influencing and shaping health policy decisions that ensure our community has access to high quality and equitable care. Now, therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors does proclaim the May 6 2022 As National Nurses Day, and the week of May 6 through 12 as National Nurses Week in recognition of the contributions of all nurses working in the county of Santa Barbara passed and adopted today.

Good morning, Chair Hartman and members of the board. Thank you for this opportunity to recognize a very critical part of our team. So public health has 77 LVNs, RNs and other nurses throughout our department. And this is a wonderful opportunity to recognize them But I would be remiss in not also calling your attention that to other departments that also have nurses. So we are also taking this opportunity to recognize nurses in B-Well, in Department of Social Services, in probation, in the Sheriff's department and in the fire department. So we have a lot of nurses in our county and they...

We can't do our work without them And for today, though, I would like to call out a few special noteworthy accomplishments of our public health nurses. And joining me on Zoom is Paige Batson, our Deputy Director of Community Health and Yvette Calhoun, our Nursing Director.

Good morning, Chair Hartman and members of the board. Thank you again for recognizing nurses every year during Nurse Week. These past two years of Nurse Week recognition have been special, given the amazing contribution that each and every nurse in the Public Health Department has given in our fight against COVID-19. From the beginning and still today, public health department nurses have been on the forefront of this pandemic. Whether partaking in screening, testing, vaccination, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine.

Hence I want to congratulate our dedicated nurses for their resilience, commitment and care for our community members. Thank you.

And then we also have Yvette.

Good morning, Chair Hartman and members of the board. I'm actually at a event with our some of our nurses right now training for Nurse Skills Day very so excited and honored to work with these skilled nurses who are willing truly willing to commit it to our community. I think the nurses who come to the county and stay at the county All have one thing in common and that is their commitment to the community, the community and the work. So we're working here to keep their skills up so that they can help support the community again thank you so much for the resolution and I wanted to have them give some applause.

That's them all right thank you.

Thank you. My mother was a nurse, and it's become a very wonderful profession and we need more nurses. But you can travel and get pretty good pay and pretty good hours. I think we even have a board member whose daughter aspires to be a nurse and will soon be entering college to study it so it's a great profession.

I'll just take that opportunity to brag on my daughter, Avery Nelson who will be attending Boise State officially now in the fall majoring in the pre-nursing program. So

good for her.

Madam Clerk would you read item number 25 into the record please?

Chair Hartman and members of the board, administrative item number 25 is sponsored by Supervisor Lavenino. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of May 1st, 2022 through May 7th, 2022 as Compost Awareness Week in Santa Barbara County. And I would now like to invite Mr. Bob Angle up to the podium.

I just contacted his office and he was incommunicado So they thought he was here. So why don't we just move on with something else and then hopefully if he shows, we can come back to the resolution.

Okay.

Is

that okay?

We're going to trail this item. If that's okay.

So that takes us to general public comment, and is there any member of the public would like to speak on matters not on today's agenda but within our jurisdiction. Chair

Hartman and members of the board we have two requests to speak here in Santa Maria. I will call our first speaker Erica Coley, to be followed by Yolanda Navarro.

Good morning, Honorable Chairman and fellow board members my name is Erica Kelly. And I am a resident of Santa Maria. I will be brief in my comments today as I know you and I both have a busy day. I am not here as a resident or constitute. But also, but as someone who provides for those family. and chooses to live here in Santa Barbara County. It's truly a pleasure to stand here in front of you.

Maybe you may recognize me or remember me, but most likely you don't. I was here back in March echoing the importance for all counties in California to invest in the care economy and to prepare for what's heading our way This brings me to why I am here today. It is truly a privilege and an honor to stand in front of you, more importantly, to have the reassurance that when workers speaks up this current Board of Supervisors listens and acts. I mentioned this because it's evident that you heard us back in March and we know that this Board of Supervisor has chosen to prioritize The future of our elderly and disabled home care workers.

Sorry, home care workers through the in-home supportive service program have a tough job and many cannot handle this line of work. Providers work hard day in and day out and the toll of this job is not physical but also mentally draining however we do this work with compassion and because we care. The least we want to do is to get home and worry about bills wages and what will my family do if something was to happen to me. That is why today on behalf of the thousands of IHH workers in our union, the Domestic Workers of America we would like to extend our utmost gratitude and appreciation To the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors for their leadership and their decisions to invest in this workplace, in this workforce. For providers like myself, this truly gives us a sense of security about our financial future.

It's also clear that... Sorry. It's also clear that this county supports essential services and invest in workers like me. Essential programs like this one truly can change someone's lives. Recipients receiving service live independently, workers are employed and ultimately both the county and the state saves money. Again we thank you and look forward to continuing this relationship And to attend future board of supervisors meeting. This concludes my public comments on behalf of the home care workers at Santa Barbara, thank

you so much for coming.

Okay, buenos dias. Buenos dias y miembros de la junta. Mi nombre es Norma Alonso y soy residente de la ciudad aquí de Santa María. Seré breve en mis comentarios y hoy estoy aquí como residente construyendo trabajo y su puesto proveedor y manteniendo a mi familia elegir vivir Aquí en el condado de Santa Bárbara. Es un placer estar aquí frente a ustedes y como, y un poco nerviosa pero agradecida que ustedes decidieron apoyar a los trabajadores domésticos.

Más importante que ustedes la mesa directiva del Condado Santa Barbara apoyó sinceramente a personas con discapacidad Mental personas de la tercera edad son periodidad. Nuestra comunidad sale adelante mejorando cuando nos aseguramos de que los demás vulnerables tengan buena salud en su hogar, familia sólidas y experiencias positivas. Es por eso es importante Todos los condados de California inviertan en la economía de la ciudad y se preparen para que se avecinen. Los trabajadores de atención domiciliaria a través del programa de servicio apoyo en el hogar, IHC tiene un trabajo difícil y muchos no pueden manejar esta línea de trabajo. Los proveedores trabajan duro día a día Y el costo de los trabajos no solo es físico, sino también mental.

Muchos de nosotros encontramos nuestra pasión haciendo el labor y realmente es un trabajo pero para otros no hay otra opción y tienen la responsabilidad deben de cuidar a su familia Sabemos que la necesidad del cuidado en nuestra comunidad sigue creciendo. Ustedes apoyando un nuevo contrato va a ayudar a más personas entre hacer lo que hacemos nosotros. Es por eso que hoy, en nombre de los miles de trabajadores de IHSS y nuestro sindicato UDW en America nos gustaría extender nuestro mayor agradecimiento, aprecio a la Junta de Supervisores de Santa Barbara por el liderazgo y su decisión de invertir en esta mano de obra. Para proveedores como yo estoy realmente nos da una sensación de seguridad sobre nuestros futuros financieros. Muchas gracias.

Thank you.

That was our final

speaker.

All right, then turning to departmental item number one. Would you read that into the record please.

Chair Hartman and members of the board departmental item number one is from the Public Works Department, Board of Directors Laguna County Sanitation District. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding a Laguna County Sanitation District ordinance relative to service charges connection charges and trunk sewer fees and resolution relative to collection of service charges on the tax roll, and this is in the fourth and fifth districts.

Thank you,

Miss Wells.

Good morning supervisors at this item is staffs recommendation for fiscal year 2223 wastewater service charges connection charges and trunk sewer fees for the Laguna County Sanitation District which services the orchid community and Marty Wilder the district's manager will making be making the presentation today.

Good morning chair Hartman and directors of the board. This is the annual consideration for rates and fees for losing the sanitation district. So what is Laguna County Sanitation District it's a dependent district of the board created in 1958, provides wastewater services to or cut any unincorporated area instead of Santa Maria, and as regulated by basically lots of permits for collection systems that treatment plant Brian waste laboratory air pollution control etc.

Current activities. As you may know, we're well underway with our phase one plant upgrade, which is to replace the existing older infrastructure mostly built in 1960 recycled water distribution project to Waller Park is nearly complete and we've completed several phases and are beginning another phase of a sewer system or basically our trunk line lining projects.

So this annual rates and fee ordinance is being considered today, it was noticed pursuant to prop 218 requirements. The mailer went to nearly 13,000 customers on 10,900 parcels. The hearing dates were published as required, including government code newspaper required newspaper notices in the Santa Maria Times, and we did have a small number of written protests and comments approximately 65 total Sewer charges, so sewer charges pay for annual operation maintenance and replacement as well as reserves. Those revenues are collected on the tax roll and this year a 1.5% rate increase is proposed per our five year rate study we're in your three.

For comparison, the consumer price index based on the annual average was 3.8%. The actual charge per residential unit equivalent as a measure of standard measurement comparison to other agencies is an annual amount of $1,104.98 last year's rate was $1088 and 65 cents which is a $16 3033 cent increase for the year or equivalent one point dollar and 36 cents per month. Commonly you compare their agencies by months so the monthly rate would be $92 and eight Multiple family residential units such as mobile homes condominiums and apartments are a reduced rate of $897.60 per year, schools are billed at $57.32 per capita per year and commercial is fluctuates due to type of facility restaurant retail etc and it's based on the amount of waste flow and load How we're going to compare this county wide is shown, because if we do treat to tertiary levels in addition to advanced treatment for using reverse osmosis to remove and reduce salts.

The rate at 9208 is a little more than average, which is $73 and 70 cents per month. I do like to include a total was water comparison which is portable water plus sewer together. And I had mentioned we do advanced treatment and some agencies do that but through the Water Department so for more appropriate comparison, water and sewer together is $144 and $45 and 44 cents with a county wide average of $164 and 70 cents.

This action also addresses developer charges and fees, which are paid for by development for system equity buy in basically for their fair share of capacity trunkline fees fund collection system improvements and the connection charges fun treatment plant and discharge improvements. The developer charges and fees are adjusted by indexes, either addressed in ordinances or in one case development agreement with the for reimbursement to the developer.

The connection charge per residential unit equivalent based on the construction cost index at 7.6% is will be $9,070. Whereas the two trunk line fees one Laguna trunk line fee, also adjusted by the consumer construction cost index 7.6% is $1,158 per residential unit. The Bradley trunk line fee is the reimbursement agreement with a developer and the agreement address to tie that to the prime rate which was three and a quarter percent, it would therefore be $2,999 per residential unit equivalent A couple more pictures of the plant upgrade process era, you know how we're coming along.

And basically today we recommend adoption of the rates and fees for next year

to

board

members have any questions

for Mr Wilder.

Seeing none. How many protests were filed.

We had 65 comments but of those four were valid protests.

Okay. Is there any public comment, Madam Clerk

chair Hartman and members of the board we have one request to speak here in Santa Maria. We will now go to Chuck Williams, Mr Williams.

I live in Old Town Orchard, my school bill is $1600 a year. Thank you Bob Nelson and Peter Adam. Before you increase this sewer tax again, please give me a good explanation of why the increase. Peter Adam implemented at 1.9 automatic increase so that the plant manager Mr Wilder here would not have to keep coming back to the trough and asking the board for more money.

Now you're back within three years. Asking for an additional 1.5%, bringing my sewer bill total to an additional 3.4% per year, that's ridiculous. This is outrageous when approved I will be paying 5.4 on my property taxes. You are taking complete advantage of homeowners with your authority if you pass this bill. Current homeowners should not have to pay for future development or pet projects.

This tax has to have a legitimate termination date. My sewer bill will soon cost more than my home is worth. Supervisor Nelson, I went into your office over two years ago to talk with you and Peter Adam in private regarding the Oasis Community Center. Peter left early that day I asked you at that time about my sewer rate increase of 1.9% annually, it's outrageous.

You said quote Chuck, I promise I will take the increase off as soon as I can unquote. Why should I believe you again? I know what I heard then and I know what I heard prior and you know what you said in both cases My age has nothing to do with what I heard you say, which you denied saying. Then started apologizing profusely to me for misunderstanding what I thought you said."

You said it Bob, you said it. You and I started off pretty good about 10 years ago. Unfortunately the last couple of years have turned to not... I have turned to learn to not trust your word. You know exactly why I feel the way I do. I do not trust you or this entire quid pro quo board like Peter Adams said before the last 1.9% rate increase, quote, it's a done deal and there's nothing you can do to stop it.

Sewer fees is the only, unquote, sewer fees is the only way I can get things done, unquote. This is perfect examples of government quid pro quo corruption. Thank you.

Thank you.

That was our final speaker,

thank you and so we bring it back to staff are there any further comments?

Chair Hartman and directors of board know for the comment, his rate Mr Williams right apparently is based on either multiple units on the property or commercial I have to look at it specifically if that was requested.

And just one quick question. I mean we typically do this every year it's not a, and it reflects cost of living adjustments Is that

Chair Hartman directions aboard that is correct. In fact, the most recent series of adjustments were based on a five year study to address inflationary costs, the prior increases were fairly significant but they were to pay for the plant upgrade primarily. So once we got to that point to address reserve debt service and reserve requirements etc. Then we set up this five year plan, we're now in year three to make an attempt to maintain costs as applicable based on inflationary electricity labor etc.

Thank you, Supervisor Nelson.

Yes thank you Chairman. The rates have gone up in the orchid area probably over the last 10 to 14 years right and the reason behind that can you kind of go into that because it was a plant that was built again in 1958 but then there needed some be some major upgrades to to

serve on public comment is now closed

Due to the need to comply with certain state standards on on treatment and whatnot. Can you speak about this a little bit,

Artie? Chair Hartman, Directors of the Board and Director Nelson specifically, the treatment plant was built in 1960 capacity increased 1974 another one in 1986 however the one in 2001 was a regulatory compliant Required plant upgrade to address based on plan objectives for salt basically, Sam Ryan Guadalupe had addressed those through other means by buying state water Laguna was not able to do that so we did a fairly significant upgrade at that time.

The current upgrade is a total replacement of the 1960 plants typical useful life is 40 years were at 60 years It's a total redo the existing plant other agencies such as long poke San Luis Obispo and others have undergone very significant increases up in the $140 million range, and I've had to just adjusted rates as well. Other agencies are less so can't speak specifically for Santa Maria but they do have three times the customer base and low technology treatment processes it's my understanding that it's matter of time before something equivalent will occur there too.

So yes, today is right just to keep up with inflationary indices and to keep the rate set at a point where we can like I said pay our debt service on the current construction project.

Thank you, Mr Wilder. And I just want to make that point because, you know, this is good starting of our public assets is what I firmly believe here and that's why it support this increase the other portion of it is I think that Marty and his team have been excellent. Goody Sherry's you know wall inflation has gone up by 3.8%. Over the last year they're still only asking for 1.5%. And just to put that into scale what that means to the rate payers is if they were to ask for consumer price increase which is common on a lot of other districts and I think we saw in the presentation, that mean another $273,000 of these paid by orchid residents so having that 1. 5% increase.

is fair and addressing the added costs that are necessary to maintain it shows that you and Miss Hagan and Miss Wallace have done a really good job in a plan together for the future of the plant. And, of course, you know I would love to see this to go away but at this point we got in trouble because we did not increase fee sure fees for many years in the orchid area and so I think that this board is doing.

It's fiduciary responsibility on making sure that we are keeping up with the cost of maintenance. If we don't maintain things they fall apart and then we need to rebuild them ends up costing the taxpayers a whole lot more. So, with that that's one reason why I will be voting to approve this item and I'll move that here in a moment. The other thing I do want to address is I did get a there was quite a few comment letters as Mr. Wilder said only four of them were valid because part of them came from mobile home parks and the way it works is mobile home parks, it's the property owner the park owner that has to vote. And so I want to make sure that the residents in the mobile home parks know that my heard their concerns One of the things that they need to look at as well though is that as Mr Wilder pointed out, is that mobile home users and certain users only pay a percentage of this.

So we're really talking about $1 a month per mobile home increase this year so I know that there's people on tight budgets and fixed incomes and I empathize, but I do think that this is a fiduciary responsible activity, so no other comments I'll move this item.

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed motion passes unanimously. Madam Clerk, would you read item number two into the record please.

Chair Hartman and members of the board departmental item number two is from the Public Works Department. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding accounting service area 12 Mission Canyon sewer district resolution relative to collection of sewer service charges and sewer connection charges on the tax roll. And this isn't the first district

as well

So chair Hartman members of the board, this item is to set the charge for wastewater services and CSA 12 which is the Mission Canyon community staff is proposing no change to the existing rates but it's required to bring this item to your board. To adopt a resolution to set the charge each each year we do have a presentation for your board, but we can skip the presentation if you'd like to save time, it's up to

And this is in the first district.

Correct.

I think we can skip it.

All right, great. So we have the recommendation to you today for approval of the resolution to set the charge for the CSA 12 wastewater service chart

Okay, may I have a motion. Oh, any public comment on this side chair Hartman and members of the board we have no

request

to speak on this item. So we have a motion for staff recommendation A through C in our board letter today. Some of

second

all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed and supervisor Williams wasn't here for the vote. Madam Clerk would you read item number three

into the record please. Chair Hartman and members of the board departmental item number three is from the public works department. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding establishing benefit assessments for county service areas, 331 in the Santa Barbara North County lighting district for fiscal year 2022 to 2023.