Board of Supervisors — 2022-12-13

It's a great time to enjoy the great outdoors in Santa Barbara County.

Hi, my name is Tina Snyderwind and we are at the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, a hidden gem in Santa Barbara County. This is a 592 acre nature preserve that the Santa Barbara County Parks Department owns and manages. A lot of the things that people come here to enjoy are surfing, hiking, picnicking and birding. This is a really good spot for viewing the whales as they migrate from Baja back up to Alaska.

Fishing is a really good sport around here. People do get a lot of barred surf perch We do have the Santa Maria Estuary, which also does have endangered species of fish in there. We also have plant species on the property that are threatened and also endangered. We have federally protected species here. We have the Western Snowy Plover that's a threatened species of bird. We also have the California Leastern that's an endangered species of bird. Therefore, the dunes are unaccessible March 1st through October 1st for hiking but we always do have beach access. October through February you are welcome to come out and hike and go exploring through the dunes.

We ask that when you do come out, please respect the environment and please leave all pets at home. If you have any interest in making any donations, you could donate to The Dune Center which is located in Guadalupe California.

Welcome to the Guadalupe Nepomu Dunes Center. Our mission is the conservation and restoration of the dunes complex. In addition, we have this fabulous little museum where we have a lot of cultural and natural history on display including sands from all over the world. And then we have some historical things like the archives from the 1923 filming of the Cecil B. DeMille Ten Commandments.

For further information regarding the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, you can go on to the Santa Barbara County website at countyofsb.org.

It's a great time to enjoy the fresh air here in Santa Barbara County. Hello, my name is Tina Snydewind and I am here in the dunes of the Guadalupe Preserve. They are administered by Santa Barbara County. There are 592 acres of a preserve that is being managed by the county and many people come here to enjoy surfing, climbing, also having picnics and also enjoying birds. And it's a good place to come and see the whales that migrate from Baja to Alaska and you can also come fishing. Do you know what you can fish? The banded mojarra.

and we have a large part of the Santa Maria estuary, which is also a good place for fishing. And we also have species that are threatened because they are in danger. We also have protected areas of species to protect like, for example, we have the Chorlito Sulfuro Occidental and we also have the American Charrancito Therefore, the dunes are not inaccessible from March to October. And from October to February they can come and be accessible. You can come for a walk and enjoy yourself.

We ask that when you come, respect the environment and also please leave your pets at home. If you are interested in making a donation to help Las Dunas, you can also do it in the center of Guadalupe de las Dunas de Guadalupe. Welcome to the center of Guadaluable that our mission is conservation and restoration of the complex of Las Dunes. In addition we have a fabulous museum with great We have cultural and natural history, we also have sand from all over the world. And we also have relics of a film that was filmed in 1923 which was The Ten Commandments by Cecil B. DeMille. For more information about these dunes you can go to www.countyofsb.org Yeah.

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Hey, let's check out this park. Oh wow! That's really cool! To find a great local park or forest near you go to discovertheforest.org

If you need to do something to feel okay to drive, you're not okay to drive. Don't drive buzzed.

Yo Scott! Hey! I'm heading out man, you want a ride? No, I got my car back- I actually really need to go to the bathroom. You know what? I was just in there and the line is like ten people long. You know, I think we'll just... Dude, are you okay? You wouldn't believe what I was just thinking. I am definitely buzzed. Yeah... I think I will take this and I will take that ride home. Smart man! Did you see how the dog was looking at me?

If you need to do something to feel okay to drive, you're not okay to drive. Don't drive buzzed! It's a great

time to enjoy the great outdoors in Santa Barbara County

We are so lucky in Santa Barbara County to have so many things to do outside, but sometimes we need a break from being outside and being in the heat. So that's a great time to come check out the Santa Barbara County Public Library. This here is Montecito Library. The idea for this library began with community members starting it in 1886 and this particular building was built in 1980. I'd love to show you around! Come take a look!

So here we have our kids room, and every Tuesday morning we do a stay-and-play program out front. And that's for kids age zero to five. We play games and sing songs and read books together. And then every summer we do our Summer Reading Program where we bring in all kinds of musicians and performers and we learn new things and we encourage kids to read.

Turning to the minutes from December 2nd and December 6th, may I have a motion to approve?

So moved.

A second?

Second.

Any further discussion? Madam Clerk would you call the roll?

I do have a report. Good morning Chair Hartman and board members. Two announcements one is about Toys for Tots which we will get to but before that I'm very pleased to announce that the county received recognition for two programs in the 2022 CSAC annual challenge award program this is an annual statewide award program that honors innovation This year CSAC received 370 entries and 18 were selected as winners. We received two awards, one for the COVID-19 Health and Human Services Recovery Plan and one from Montecito Community Trails Partnership. CSAC staff will formally present the awards to us Next year, but a bit about those programs for which we received the recognition. The Montecito Community Trails Partnership paired the skills and assets of Public Works with those of the Bucket Brigade to develop and build over 2.2 miles of pedestrian paths along high-volume travel routes throughout the community.

This work was completed in less than two years, costing approximately one-fifth the cost of similar public works projects. The county and the bucket brigade are working on similar models in two other locations. By working together and developing a long term plan, the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department and Bucket Brigade leverage each other's strengths to improve public safety in Montecito.

The second award which we received was recognized the COVID-19 Health and Human Services Recovery and Resilience Strategies in a three year, which is a three year effort. And it's designed to support provide structure to recovery activities and address impacts of COVID- 19 on the vulnerable under resourced and underserved individuals within our county. The goal was to create recovery focus areas to ensure that current and future county services not only support all individuals through the current crisis, but also lift the marginalized and underserved above the pre-COVID levels. Please join me in congratulating our Health and Human Services Departments, Public Works staff, and also my staff who helped in these endeavors. Thank you to them.

And now the moment we've all been waiting for. I'm pleased to announce that the county once again sponsored the Unity Shop and Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive. County employees and the public donated new unwrapped toys since November at collection bins located in the county administration building. The last day to donate toys at this location is December 15th, but collection boxes are also located at county fire stations. Tom Reed and Angela Miller-Bevin from Unity Shop are joining us today to officially top off our boxes. All these toys will go to low income children in our community, so here to tell us more please welcome Tom Reed and Angela Miller-Bevin.

Madam Chair, Supervisors it's wonderful to be with you this morning. I'm Tom Reed before I introduce Angela to you wanted to give you the briefest update during COVID Unity closed down all of our programs except for emergency food distribution And that was a concerted effort that bode very well for us to take care of, as you know about 18,000 individuals on an annualized basis. And right now your toys will go to help thousands of families that are coming through for Christmas And for the holiday season, so we appreciate your help. You may be interested to know that during COVID many of our seniors were afraid to leave their house not knowing how contagious things were and how it was spread. And so we initially started what we thought would be a temporary program of delivering groceries with a refrigerated van.

They could still call in and let us know what they wanted, so And that eliminated the waste, and we thought that would be temporary with thousands of deliveries. But then we realized there are physically and mentally challenged individuals in complicated housing situations especially with the working poor or the low income. And so we've decided to make that permanent. We're even expanding it into North County which is your bailiwick cooperating Food bank and with shelter programs and collaborating with Good Samaritan and other charities will be doing a better job for folks in the North County. So thank you for helping, thank you for being a part of Unity. You may be interested to know that Brad Paisley opened a clone of the Unity shop grocery store in Nashville.

He opened up about three weeks before COVID broke out and so it was Baptism by immersion, as they say. He was into it before he realized. But interesting to know that a legislative assistant in San Francisco traveled to see family in Nashville and bumped into what Brad and Kim were doing there And when that person arrived back in San Francisco, spread the word and before long the mayor came up with a $5 million grant somehow to put four Unity shops in San Francisco.

First one to be open the very first part of the year. So we're proud to be continuing the legacy it's been 105 years for Unity. Tell people I've been there the whole time and they believe me. So, I'm not sure exactly how that works but the point is it is as unique as we've always said it is when places like San Francisco realize they need what Santa Barbara has, Santa Barbara County has. It's kind of an honor to be continuing a legacy that Barbara Telefson poured her life into. Pearl Chase started it, of course, in 1917. So allow me to introduce Ms. Barbara. Excuse me. No, Barbara's passed. Are you Barbara?

You don't look like Barbara. This is this is Angela Miller-Bevin I've been there 20 and a half years, and I'll be retiring in about two weeks and Angela is taking over at the helm so please give a greeting to Angela Miller Bevin

Thank you And I look forward to working with all of you in the future um I just want to let you know that we are so grateful for the toys that you are giving I grew up in Santa Barbara Low-income family my mom was a single mom raising two kids and we benefited from these toys So for me, it's coming full circle. So we are really grateful The community is so lucky to have some so much support from the county So thank you and I brought you an impact report that you can read in your free time

Thank you You

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So now is the time when the board gets to brag on their gifts. Who would like to go first? Supervisor Nelson.

Yes, thank you we have a farm toy playset provided by Calcos Machinery in Santa Maria where our constituents are providing fine farm equipment for the Santa Maria Valley which grows the food for our community and the world and so I don't know if Supervisor Lavagnino, do I need to present your ball for you? I'm sure there's some soccer fields that you wanna talk about.

Yeah, no, I just say when I was shopping, I looked at a lot of complicated stuff out there and I realized, to me the best gift is the most simple one. And so this is a message to kids to get out and exercise and if we can ever find a spot to put another soccer field in Santa Maria, there's a soccer ball for someone to go out and have a great time with.

Terrific. I'll go next. I'm of a generation that we grew up wondering and people really asked, what have women contributed to history and to culture? And so mine is 32 wood embossed blocks of Women Who Dared. You can't start too early letting people know that girls and women are at least equal partners.

I am so jealous Joan. I think science is super cool and oceans, of course. I can't live without them so the game that I got is Oceans. You can compete with your friends over creating food webs over millions of years in this game for four people person game two to four people it's a little bit older set you know 11 year olds 12 year olds but looks like a lot of fun

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I just wanted to congratulate Tom Reed on his retirement, I can't believe it. I admire you so much and the work that Unity Shop does and gotten to know you through our mutual friend Jeff Bridges and thank you for this opportunity and for your service. I am promoting a little literacy here with especially for the young ones. I used to love the pop-up books. This is one of the best books Guess How Much I Love You but it's a pop up And these kind of tractor books have been a big hit in my house.

All right, and we didn't realize you were retiring but to do it with the legacy where you're planting seeds that are actually growing elsewhere and Santa Barbara was on the cutting edge in large part to your leadership. A wonderful, wonderful

legacy. Thank you very much. It's a little bittersweet. It's growing and it's expanding. It is in a solid position and I kind of hate to leave although I'm handing it over to Angela. It is in good hands and the future looks very bright for the Erie Show.

And what are you planning on doing in your retirement?

Well, I'm gonna do a little traveling. Got a couple old cars I use for weddings around town just for fun. Love to share them with folks. May do a little consulting with major gifts things with nonprofits. They seem to do the best work out there in my opinion and fundraising is always an issue in the nonprofit world. And so if I can help a little bit to make the world a little better place, I'll be thrilled to do that as well.

Well, thank you so much. So we're going to go down and put our toys in the box.

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Thank you and to everyone in the county who contributed along with us. All right, Madam Clerk announcements for today.

Chair Hartman and members of the board, I do have a few quick announcements this morning. Administrative item 53, a resolution honoring Roger Echeves will not be presented and can be added to the balance of the administrative agenda. We posted an addendum to today's agenda on Friday December 9th amending the closed session agenda, the administrative agenda, and the departmental agenda.

The closed session agenda was amended to reflect the correct paragraph under conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation. The language reads, paragraph 2 of subdivision D of paragraph 2 of subdivision E of government code section 54956.9. The administrative agenda was amended to include additional language for item 27 from the Planning and Development Department regarding the GSR LLC new Ag Preserve contract in the 4th District, and to reflect the addition of Administrative Item 56 from the County Executive Office regarding the appointment of the Agricultural Commissioner and Public Health Director. A request has been made by staff that Administrative Item 56 be trailed until after closed session The departmental agenda was amended to reflect adjustments to the recommended actions for item 3 from the Planning and Development Department This addendum was posted online and has been made available to the board and members of the public I would also like to add for the record The administrative item nine requires a four-fifths vote.

For the Board of Supervisors methods of public participation and to provide comments during general public comment or for an item on the board's agenda, please see page two of the agenda. 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 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 2. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at 805-568-2240. That concludes my announcements for today.

Thank you. And so turning to the administrative agenda, Madam Clerk do you have any items that well let me first ask the board items to pull. Supervisor Nelson?

Yes if I get a roll call vote on A18.

All right and any other board members yes A7 please

all

right and i would like to pull A5 and uh so madam clerk any members of public

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, we also have a request to speak on Administrative Item 9. Which one? 9, Administrative Item 9.

Okay. So would you read A5 into the record please?

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, Administrative Item 5 is from the Community Services Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding an acceptance of Fiscal Year 2021 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program funding and submission of planning grant requests to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Thank you. I pulled this because I just wanted to say, I think there were only 17 grant awards and for Santa Barbara County to get $5.1 million is quite extraordinary and just wanted to remark on that. Really, we've got a housing department in our county that is pulling way beyond its weight. And this is just another example and it's going to make a huge difference for youth in our community.

Supervisor Williams? I

agree. It really reflects the commitment of both staff and this board to tackling homelessness issues and housing issues and a great step forward.

All right. Turning then to A7, Madam Clerk.

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, Administrative Item 7 is from the Community Services Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding project funding agreements with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for their Arroyo Burro Beach Park interpretive signs and the Goleta Park Coastal Access Improvement Projects. This project is located in the 2nd District. Supervisor Caput?

Yeah, I just wanted to pull this because again it's just a highlight the good work of staff and chasing down these grant monies associated with refugio oil spill to actually improve our beaches and our coastlines in the second district. And I wondered if Mr. Taperjohn or Mr. Lindgren would like to elaborate further on the project?

Good morning Supervisors Chair Hartman and Supervisor. I think Jill may be in the audience. Jill can elaborate further on it She's the project manager for this.

She's on her way up,

thank you. Good morning supervisors and thanks so much for the accolades I just want to say that it's amazing that we got almost 95% of the funds that were award that were available for their refugio oil spill So I think the Arroyo Burro interpretive panels are fairly simple. They're just installing some small panels along the boardwalk at Arroyo Burro Beach. There are three little overlooks to the estuary, and they'll be able to go with the Florida fauna and teach people about the watershed and the importance of keeping the estuaries and the creeks clean and how that benefits just Thank you. Thank you very much.

And we've been building up some funds through deferred maintenance and preventative maintenance to re-establish those irrigation lines, reduce the grass area and try to make it a little bit more, let's just say usable. Use less water and do a little bit more for the long term use of that park. But what this grant will do, it will help put a walkway in for pedestrians not only along the grassy area away from the beach but also leave some open space in front of the beach for easier coastal access. So thank you so much.

And you're the grant writer are you not?

I run the capital division, so I'm the grant writer. I oversee design. I oversee construction and I just try to make things happen for the community. So thanks so much. Well done. Thank you. Supervisor Katz?

Yeah, thank you Ms. VanWoude. It's great to hear about the project and I look forward to it and also then to know exactly where the money came from. Appreciate it. Thank you.

Madam Clerk A9.

Chair Hartman and members of the board, Administrative Item 9 is from the Community Services Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding the Radical Equity Grant Program contract with The Fund for Santa Barbara. This item requires a four-fifths vote. We'll now go to Andy Caldwell via Zoom.

Chair Hartman, members of the board, Andy Caldwell representing COLAB. As you know, I've been watching county government for about 31 or 32 years now and I've never seen what I've been seeing this year which to me is gifts of public funds, patronage monies and the like being given out. Never saw it before until this last year. On this item we have to ask there's a prohibition against the gifts of public funds And you have to ask yourself, well it's not a gift if there's a deliverable product. There is not a gift if there is a result to be obtained.

But this goal of ending racism and creating equity is so amorphous In terms of the ability to measure outcomes, it does smack of a gift of public funds. And before you spend this money we have to ask you what was the outcome? What was the deliverable? What was the product of the money already spent? It's kind of hard for us to believe that the auditor controller could check off on this. And we actually wish the auditor controller would weigh in to see whether or not this just is political patronage monies and, or just a feel good ideological expenditure so that you can virtue signal.

And you know, we kind of look at this a little bit in line of 855 today on which is this resolution to quote unquote protect democracy. Well let's consider what you want to talk about racism. What happened in the L.A. City Council? When Kevin de Leon, the president and the largest labor union in L.A., conspired to deprive black people of their vote and disparaged pretty much everybody else in that community including Oaxacans and other people Maybe 855 should be amended with your love for the Constitution and your hatred for racism. And also talk about shadow banning conservatives on Twitter, there's all sorts of things you could be doing with this money.

We actually really think that you have been elected not for these ideological windmill tilting expenditures But doing things like fixing roads, or maybe you should even pay for kids that lost learning capacity during COVID. Something that's tangible results oriented and deliverable outcomes could be measured. Thank you And we urge, I just like to say that we urge Supervisor Labonino and Nelson to vote no. Just like the rest of you would vote no if this money was going to the Pacific Legal Foundation or the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association or even COLAB. Thank you.

Thank You Mr. Caldwell I feel a need to say something in response. We do have human services grants, we do have arts and culture grants and these equity grants...I've attended many community festivals and activities that have been made possible by this and so I'm strongly supportive. Supervisor Williams?

And I will chime in that at the same time that we're doing this We're fixing the feel-good, liberal agenda of trying to end racism or at least heal some of it. We're also fixing those roads. Mr. Sneddon, isn't the payment index rising faster than it has any other time in your career? I'm seeing a nod from

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Sneddon.

Supervisor Nelson.

Yes, thank you Chair Hartman. These funds aren't necessarily where I would like to see my first dollar of taxpayer dollars go towards, but we decided to spend these dollars in collaboration as a board through compromise. My colleagues also let me interact with the fund of Santa Barbara to go through applications and be part of that process to hopefully be a guardian to make sure some of these funds weren't spent in an inappropriate way if you actually go through the attachments it goes through a list of things that these funds will not be going towards Would be offensive to me and things I would not be accepting. But I believe if we are going to be spending these taxpayer dollars, which are earned from the public on these public purposes that it should be done in a very judicious manner.

This has been gone through an extensive process and I'm prepared to move it forward with the balance of the agenda.

And thank you for your role in overseeing that. Madam Clerk, A18 would you read that into the record?

Chair Hartman and members of the board, administrative item 18 is from the county executive office. It is to consider recommendations regarding the circumstances of the existing state of emergency.

And this will need a motion and a second to pass staff recommendation. May I have a motion?

So moved.

Second? I second the motion. Any further discussion?

I'm sorry, got distracted there for a second. Is this 18?

Okay, Madam Clerk would

Motion passes 4-1.

Okay so we're going to trail A56 so we're ready to approve the balance of the agenda including A27 as amended may I have a motion

So moved.

A second? I'll second. Madam Clerk, would you call the roll on the balance of the agenda?

Motion passes unanimously

All right, turning to administrative item number 52. Would you read that into the record please?

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, Administrative Item 52 is sponsored by Supervisor Hartman. It is to adopt a resolution of commendation honoring Suzanne Grimacy of the Behavioral Wellness Department as December 2022 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County. Joining us here in person we have Suzanne if you'll please join us at the podium I will now read the resolution into the record Whereas, Suzanne Grimsey began her career in the county in 1997 as a mental health practitioner too with the former Department of Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Services now known as Behavioral Wellness, BWEL. She spent four years in quality care management branch filling a variety of vital roles including hospital liaison with emergency response services to reduce patient hospitalization, audit preparation and utilization management, and training coordination for department staff Due to her skill in project management and organization, she was promoted over the next several years where she served as branch chief over clinical services and then over quality care management policies and procedures staff development training and cultural competence.

And whereas Suzanne a licensed marriage and family therapist served as BUL's chief strategy officer and public information officer since 2013, and then as PIO Chief of Strategy and Community Engagement beginning in 2021 where she provides expertise countywide to both the County at Large and Santa Barbara County employees. In all matters of critical incident response, debriefing and grief counseling. And during COVID-19 pandemic has provided various county departments with support in managing staff burnout and assisting in recovery and return to work challenges faced by many county staff this past year.

And whereas through her efforts and leadership in the community, Suzanne organized a vast and multi-specialty community wellness team network of local providers in the wake of the Thomas fire that supported community members in the aftermath of the debris flow. And remains an active and responsive network responding to all matters of crisis and local emergencies throughout the county.

Whereas Suzanne is a proud loving mom of two beautiful daughters and a son, and a new son-in-law. As well as a selfless doting dog mom to four canines including three Great Danes and a shepherd pit bull mix. And whose extraordinary patience and exceedingly calm demeanor provides the department director and the Be Well staff in general a sense of psychological safety that inspires self confidence and contributes to the maximum work performance throughout the department.

And whereas Suzanne is also extremely compassionate and well-respected, is able to connect easily with others and is accessible and highly responsive to residents throughout the region to provide vital information and resources regarding the County of Santa Barbara and the Department of Behavioral Wellness Services whenever needed. Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors recognizes Suzanne Grimacy as employee of the month of December 2022 passed and adopted today

Thank you so much. That's a lot of whereas is it? It's always honoring and humbling to receive a recognition, but I have to say there's something extra special and meaningful receiving it from your own family. So I'm very proud to be a part of this county family and working aside all within behavioral wellness. Thank you very, very much.

And Supervisors and County staff, I just wanted to say thank you so much. And I'm very excited today on the one year anniversary of me being here to be able to bring Suzanne Grimacy forth as our employee of the month. She is such a deep well of positivity and in all of our meetings she always can turn a frown upside down and find the good in it and is moving us really forward in the biggest transformation that behavioral health has gone through in California in 30 years Her contribution in the department is vital, so thank you for honoring her this morning.

And I just wanted to jump in as well. I can't think since I've been on the board of a difficult situation and an emergency, a tragedy where Suzanne wasn't there. And your counseling people who are in terrible, terrible situations I remember the dive boat disaster and how you organized that whole event, how you take a community sense of being overwhelmed by grief and channeling it to begin trying to grapple with it. And I know you work with our first responders.

They see horrible, horrible accidents and things that take the toll. And so, whatever it takes is Suzanne. She's there and you've helped me on issues that I'm dealing with in Lompoc. So you're always doing what it takes. You're not just staying within the lines of some defined job description and it's to the benefit of our entire county and our entire community and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Supervisor Williams?

I just want to especially thank you on behalf of the people of the First District for your service during the Thomas fire and debris flow. For anybody who doesn't know Suzanne, she's the amazing combination of expertise and empathy. And your ability to communicate in a way that just by its feeling and demeanor calms and heals is tremendously powerful. Provided that not only for the public but when sort of disaster exhaustion set in among staff For for our staff and I really just want to call that out in particular an amazing service

Supervisor Lavinino, and then supervisor caps. I

Well, thank you Madam Chair. Yeah I didn't want to let this moment go by without recognizing Suzanne just one of those go-to employees that we go to when there's any type of emergency or disaster because as everybody else has talked about her really first off professional attitude the empathy her knowledge just a really balanced voice out there in the community and I always wondered how she got That demeanor, but now realizing you have four dogs and three great names.

I get it and balancing kids and everything so congratulations well deserved

supervisor caps.

It's nice for me to be here to help you give this honor because I've watched you from afar as a member of the public during these tough times for our area and just admired your keen communication skills, as Supervisor Williams said. And you're one of the people I look forward to working with and getting to know. Just appreciate that. But especially too, I just thank you for this timing of this award because in addition to these anniversaries of the Thomas fire and the mudslide holidays can be such a horribly challenging time for those who are experiencing grief and loss So behavioral wellness is it's good that we're talking about this today in addition to the festivities and the toys Just the what you do and what your department does for our County internally, but also everyone and so I look forward to working with you.

Congratulations

supervisor Nelson

Yes, thank you chair Hartman Susanna 10 years ago when I came on as a staff member at the county. I showed up to mental health commission meeting for the very first time trying to figure out what's going on with this department and you were a as soon as Avenue said a calm steady voice there someone that commands respect people need to listen to and dive into and I've always admired that about you and continue to enjoy your service to the county it's been a great service. Thank

you. I think you can see you're much beloved Thank you. Madam Clerk, item number 54 please.

Chair Hartman and members of the Board, Administrative Item 54 is sponsored by Supervisor Labadino. It is to adopt a resolution honoring the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society upon its 50th birthday. Joining us here in person today we have Art Sylvester. If you'll please join us at the podium I will now read the resolution into the record.

And Supervisor Lavinino, Supervisor Nelson is presenting on your behalf.

Whereas, the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an important cultural and educational institute in Santa Barbara. Founded in 1972 with the purpose of furthering the skills and resources for family history research in Santa Barbara. And whereas, the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society has grown to over 500 members and is the largest and most active genealogical society in the Tri-County area. And whereas, as one of the county's important educational and research institutes, the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society and the Scion Genealogical Library are the primary resources for family history research in Santa Barbara County. And whereas, Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society collects, preserves, and catalogs over 16,000 offerings In its Cy Young Library, available to members and non-members alike.