Board of Supervisors — 2025-03-04

Good morning everybody. It's my pleasure to call to order this meeting of the March 4, 2025 meeting of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Madam

at this time please join us

in pledging the flag of allegiance. Okay. Our first order of business is to approve the minutes of our last meeting, February 25th. I need a motion for that please.

Move approval.

Second.

Okay we have a motion and a second from Supervisor Hartman and Supervisor Nelson. All those in favor?

Aye.

Motion carries. Now Madam CEO, please give us your report.

There's no report this morning Chair.

Okay there we go moving right along. Any Madam Clerk are there any announcements or changes to the

agenda? Chair Caps and members of the board I just have one quick announcement this morning regarding public participation and for the Board of Supervisors methods of public participation and to provide public comment on general public comment or an item on the board's agenda Please see page 2 of the agenda. Individuals that would like to provide verbal public comment may do so via Zoom by registering in advance via the link available on page two. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at area code 805-568-2240. Again that number is 805-5682240 and that concludes my announcements for today.

Great okay now we move on to the administrative agenda. Any member has anyone from the public

requested to pull anything? Chair Caps and members of the board, we have no requests to speak from the public on the administrative agenda.

Okay and I understand we have three requests from the board to pull maybe more so we have eight at this point 8 10 11 and 12 any further? I think we're good Okay then I'll approve, we will entertain a motion to approve the balance of the administrative agenda except for A10, A11 and A12. So moved.

Seconded.

Okay we have a motion and a second on the floor all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes right now we'll move on to resolutions Madam Clerk, when you're ready we'll move to the Employee

of the Month item number one. Chair Caps and members of the Board, Administrative Item Number One is sponsored by Supervisor Caps. It is to adopt a resolution of accommodation honoring Javier Celedon and David Webster of the Community Services Department as the March 2025 Employees of the Month for Santa Barbara County. And joining us in person today we have Jesus Armas The Director for Community Services Department, Javier Celadon, David Webster and Joe Davonic. And if you can please come to the podium and I will go ahead and read the resolution.

Whereas Javier Celadon and David Webster exemplify the county's organizational values of accountability, customer focus, equity and inclusion, innovation, trust and ethics. And whereas Javier Celadon and David Webster model the transformative behaviors of collaborative problem solving alignment with the county's vision risk taking data driven decision making and strategic thinking.

And whereas Javier Celadón and David Webster both demonstrated extraordinary technical skill and community dedication while tirelessly working to upgrade the Homeless Management Information Systems, HMIS software platform over the past five months. This upgrade will provide county leadership a significantly improved ability to visualize understand and serve people experiencing homelessness in our community.

And whereas without the use of a contracted intermediary to assist in the seamless migration of vast amounts of critical complex and confidential data Needed to track and assist unhoused individuals in receiving services and reacquiring housing Javier Celadon and David Webster saved the county hundreds of thousands of dollars in consulting costs and hundred of hours of system downtime by applying their tremendous technical skills in such an urgent and organized manner. And whereas by customizing and implementing user interface training sessions and licensing processes, Javier Celadon and David Webster worked extraordinary hours before during and after the recent holiday season to introduce this new software platform to 345 individuals work each day to serve people experiencing homelessness in our community.

And whereas by ensuring the county has a compliant HMIS, Javier Celadon David Webster were instrumental in maintaining the county's ability to submit state and federal reports and continue to facilitate our ability to make data-driven decisions when addressing homelessness. Now, therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors recognizes Javier Celedon and David Webster as employees of the month for March 2025. Pass and adopt it today.

Chair Caps and members of the board, Jesus Armas with the department. I simply want to add my words of praise to the resolution that the clerk just read. Javier and David have done extraordinary work. The department as a whole, the division specifically take homelessness seriously but of course to be able to do an effective job requires that we utilize best available data to help guide our work and to make sure Thank you very much.

That utilizing our own resources enabled the county to save funds, to direct more critical efforts and more importantly to allow us to better serve our constituents. And let me invite Joe their supervisor just say a couple of remarks.

Good morning Chair Kaps, members of the board. Yeah I just wanted to expand on why this nomination just made sense to me. Javier and David as a team of only two people are approaching the goal line on an IT project equal in its technical complexity and its significance in improving our ability to track understand and address homelessness in the most accurate efficiently possible As for me, about two years ago in another county far, far away I was part of initiating and leading an identical process to this information system overhaul. The team there did not yet have the experience that we have here in the realm of information systems. And as a result, we had to contract out through multiple consultants. I mean, we literally had consultants consulting consultants in this process and it costs you know, it was the cost was well over millions of dollars and it was over a four or five year period As the resolution states, David and Javier applied their expertise as a team of two people working late nights and weekends over this previous holiday season to achieve an identical implementation but in the fraction of time and cost.

So while the process hasn't always been smooth and there's still some work to do to get across the finish line I just think it's appropriate that their dedication to service be recognized at this level so thank you for giving us the opportunity in Community Services Department to recognize them

Chair Caps, members of the board thank you for having us. Appreciate this honor. Jesus, Joe thank you so much and Javier and the whole team. You know it's been an honor and a privilege working in this role and couldn't have done it without the great support that we have and it is an important mission that we're working on and I believe that you know We will keep progressing and with the team we have. Thank you.

Chairman Capson, members of the board again thank you for this honor. I'd like to thank Jesus and Joe for choosing us for this. It really does mean a lot. We've put in a lot of effort into this migration because HMI system is one of the core parts of our homeless system in their community And just I want to make sure that everybody knows that our team is one of the big reasons we were able to make this happen.

We were responsible for doing all of this work and everybody on our team took up, picked up the slack where we would no longer be able to provide support so I think that's a key part that shouldn't be forgotten. Thank you.

Congratulations to you both, Supervisor Hartman.

Well I had a question how many agencies use this system and how many nonprofits use this system?

Excellent question Board Member Hartman through the chair, I remember this time. We have almost 400 organizations that utilize and provide information to this database and it helps everyone keep track of what each is doing and how we can best allocate our resources.

So I don't think it can be overstated. This system provides the skeleton that everything else hangs on and there's a lot of narratives about homelessness, but this is the data source that we can go to say these are the facts and so it really is a source that integrates the efforts of all these organizations That two people have worked to build this out and upgrade it is really phenomenal.

But it's a core system, and it's really an example of the kind of technology, the way we want technology to work in other areas in the county. So thank you for providing this example. I can't tell you how significant it is in the work that I do every day. Thank you.

Thank you Madam Chair. I just wanted to really thank this, both of you the whole department and that division especially because for a long time homelessness has been an issue for this board We didn't have the data. And so we're making decisions, spending a lot of money quite frankly on issues that we thought might help or we thought could be successful. I don't think it's any coincidence that the better data that we're getting from you now The more successful we're being on the other side of things. Cleaning out the riverbed, coming up with dignity moves, partnering with them and really making a difference in the community now. So data, data, data you know we were taking kind of a shotgun approach to everything and just let's hope this works.

I think now we're being a lot more strategic and a lot more surgical in our response on the limited dollars that we have thanks to you. You're making a difference in the community so we really appreciate your work.

Thank you. Congratulations. Okay, Madam Chair, Madam Clerk, Administrative Item Number 2.

Chair Kaps and members of the Board, Administrative Item Number 2 is sponsored by Supervisor Kaps and Supervisor Hartman. It is to adopt a resolution proclaiming March 8th 2025 as International Women's Day in Santa Barbara County. And joining us in person today we have Sydney Justman from Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara We have Mika Nasta, and we have Emmy and Allie LaLiviere-Joseph. And if everyone can please join us at the podium and anyone else you'd like to join with you.

Now go ahead and read the resolution. Whereas International Women's Day is a time to celebrate women's achievements, and whereas women participate in all aspects of our society including our democratic institutions such as serving as elected representatives in the U.S. Congress, governors, county supervisors, mayors, judges, school board members and other public offices.

And whereas women have an important role in our economy and workforce despite the fact that in the U.S., women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men, and the gap is much wider for most women of color. And whereas across the globe many women and girls still face discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. And whereas in 1911, International Women's Day was honored for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland to advance women's rights including the right to vote. And whereas in 1977 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8th as an official UN holiday for women's rights and world peace.

And whereas in 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed March to be Women's History Month calling on Americans to reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of women in shaping our history. And whereas the theme for International Women's Day in 2025 is hashtag accelerate action focusing on achieving gender equality and the importance of addressing the systemic barriers that women face both in personal and professional spheres. Now therefore be it hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors declares March 8, 2025 as International Women's Day in Santa Barbara County and encourages all residents to celebrate women and recognize them as equal members and contributors to all aspects of our society. Passed and adopted today.

Thank you so much. It is such an honor for Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara to receive this resolution. We're so grateful to Chair Kaps, Supervisor Hartman and all the Board of Supervisors. Now more than ever we need to stand strong in the endeavor to create an equitable society where all members of our society and community have opportunities they need to thrive International Women's Day is an important moment to reflect on our progress and to celebrate the incredible achievements of women that have led us all here today.

I'm pleased and excited to introduce you to our incredible Girls Inc girls and future leaders, Micah, Emmy, and Allie. Thank you.

Hello, my name is Allie and I'm seven years old. At Girls Inc., I learn how to be strong, smart and bold so I can become like the women we celebrate. Thank you! Have a good day!

Hello, my name is Emi. I'm nine years old and I want to thank Girls Inc for helping girls be strong, smart and bold leaders. I would also like to thank Supervisor Capps for helping with the traffic light situation and for recognizing Girls Inc on International Women's Day. Thank you!

When I hear the words, Girls Inc., I think about surfing. I fondly remember the 10 of us girls all in the back of an old van sharing food and talking, our laughter warming our cold bodies from an afternoon on the waves. When I began this activity, I was surprisingly glued to the sand. A facilitator at the time sat with me day after day coaxing me to give the water a try. And once I finally embraced those waves, the story quickly changed and my summers soon became filled with surf camps. Through my time at Girls Inc., I have bolstered my confidence, curiosity and creativity. And in more recent times, I've been involved with Girls Inc. through the She Leads program learning about women filling unique career roles in a variety of fields. As a college-bound high school senior, I have enjoyed talking to these professionals about their alma maters and how their experiences have prepared them for their careers.

If my experiences at Girls Inc. has taught me anything, it's that though it might not be immediately evident, girls are everywhere in any industry offering a wide range of skills and perspectives to strengthen their workplace and to the communities to which they belong. Thank you very much.

Supervisor Herman. I just wanted to recognize the tremendous work of Girls Inc in helping girls be strong and smart, and especially the word that attracts me is bold. And we've seen that demonstrated here today, and it really matters. Thank you so much.

Yeah, thank you. I love that we are focusing on the future on this day of International Women's Day and I can attest to the boldness two examples so these girls who go to Girls Inc of Santa Barbara right along Hollister were facing a situation where every time they crossed from their school across Hollister. They didn't have enough time to get across the crosswalk because it was rather short, sort of designed for perhaps faster walkers at that age so they reached out to my office with their bold advocacy and And thanks to our public works, we're able to change that really quickly. I see Gary Smart here so it all worked and then they invited me to see it and to learn about it. And then the second example of bold is at a food bank event that Supervisor Hartman and I were there on Saturday.

I'm doing my thing and Emmy taps me on the shoulder comes up to me and says I'll see you at the board hearing. So she, these girls are already engaging in their government at such a young age and seeing that government is designed for you all to do what you need to do to have good lives. And I'll just add one last point. Girls Inc does so much for parents especially moms to be able to work and know that their kids are taken care of and that they're in safe loving environments while they're in the workforce which is also important part of this day. So thanks so much to Girls Inc Okay,

That's a tough act to follow but administrative item number three is sponsored by Supervisor Kaps. It's to adopt a resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the County of Santa Barbara Public Health Department on February 24th 2025 and joining us in person today we have Dr. Mohamed Hammami and I will go ahead and read the resolution into the record.

Whereas the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department was established on February 24th, 1925 with the mission of controlling communicable disease, immunizing school children, implementing school health programs, enacting health inspections and promoting health for all county residents. And whereas the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has worked tirelessly to improve the health of our communities by preventing disease, promoting wellness and health equity while ensuring access to needed healthcare and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all residents.

And whereas the dedicated professionals and staff of Santa Barbara County Public Health Department have consistently demonstrated commitment, compassion and innovation in addressing the diverse health needs of the community through preventative care emergency response Health education and disease control, ensuring the safety and health of all residents since its inception.

And whereas the department has continually adapted to meet the changing health challenges over the decades including the successful management public health crisis The implementation of vaccination programs and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. And whereas February 24th, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the department's founding we will honor the legacy of Santa Barbara County Public Health Department while setting a vision for the future of health services in the county and now therefore it is hereby ordered and resolved that this Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County does hereby recognize this milestone through the commemoration of the department's hundredth anniversary passed and adopted today.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Supervisors. This is truly a monumental milestone. We celebrate public health but we also celebrate 100 years of wellness prevention protection, 100 years of childhood immunizations, 100 years of environmental health, 100 years of making sure that our county residents are safe and that their environment is safe and also our animals and pets are safe.

This is such a right time to celebrate this and to reaffirm the role of public health when science is being questioned, when prevention is being ignored, when facts are being misrepresented. And we hope that in 100 years, we still are here and protecting our citizens and preventing communicable diseases and making sure that the environment and the planet we live in is safe.

On a lighter note, each one of you has a bag next to their chair. This is a small souvenir commemorating our 100 years anniversary. Thank you for all your support and thank you very much.

Thank You Dr. Hammami, Supervisor Hartman.

Dr. Hammami how are we going to celebrate? What else are we gonna do to celebrate?

So we have a lot of things for our centennial. One major thing is going to be as you can see, we are changing our logo and probably changing our name so we're coming back to the board with a request for calling us the health department so this way we are more inclusive and more comprehensive. We are also going back in with many community events as well highlighting Our role in the community and engaging the community. We are planning a, hopefully a short movie as well as a historical book if we have the funds for that.

And we are planning to celebrate with our staff and we are in the process very early of a fundraiser gala for our animal services so stay tuned we will keep you abreast.

It's very exciting and please reach out to the board. You're usually very good at that but anyway we can help promote or be there, we want to celebrate with you.

Absolutely thank you

Thank you. I just wanted to add thanks to your team of hardworking people when you say the word public health, I met a public health doctor this weekend at one of the events who is in Carpinteria, your pediatrician there and I just thought as I walked away she could be making so much more money. Our healthcare industry is such a lucrative one for many people to choose that path but your team and the folks who work at Public Health have chosen a public path, meaning helping all of us. So I just wanted to say thank you.

Okay item number four I believe. Oh now we're moving excuse me we're moving to administrative items pulled by the board and the public so that would lead us to item A-10

Chair Kaps and members of the Board, Administrative Item Number 10 is from the Human Resources Department. It is to consider amendments to the Compensation Ordinance and Resolution for elected officials. And we did have a late request to speak from the public on this item as well.

Okay. We'll take that public comment first.

And we will go to – we will remain here in Santa Barbara and we'll go to Karen Hauenstein.

Hello Board of Supervisors and Joan. Good morning, Joan. You're my representative. Thank you. So I'm here today talking to you about this item because I want to know because you guys gave yourself a really big raise and I am hoping That our Department of Governmental Accountability or Efficiency here in Santa Barbara County is kind of going to be taken up by you guys?

Is that the idea? Okay. I'm very excited about that and also to track that, be involved in it if I can be. Thank you.

And that concludes public comment on this item. Okay.

Supervisor Nielsen?

Yeah, I was just looking for a roll call vote.

Excellent. Madam Clerk, a roll call vote please.

Well, I'll make a motion to move 810. Oh thank

you. We need that first. Appreciate it.

I'll second.

Motion passes 3-1-1.

Administrative item number 11, please.

Chair Kaps and members of the board, administrative item number 11 is from the Public Health Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding an exclusive ambulance services provider agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and American Medical Response West AMR.

Supervisor Nielsen?

Yes again chair I was just looking for a roll call vote on this one as well.

I'll move staff recommendation on this item.

I'll second. Okay time for a roll call vote.

Motion passes 3-2

Okay that brings us to our final administrative item that's been pulled and that's Item A12 when you're

ready Chair Kaps and members of the Board, Administrative Item Number 12 is from the Public Health Department. It is to consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of $25,000 in grant award from PetSmart Charities to Animal Services and there's a four-fifths vote required on this item.

Supervisor Lee? I just wanted to recognize all the hard work that Animal Services has been doing and to thank and appreciate the donation from PestSmart. And if you're looking for a sponsor for your fundraiser, please, I'll be honored to partake in it.

Supervisor Hartman?

Oh, I didn't realize I had my light on but I'd just like to echo. I believe Supervisor Lee has a couple of dogs he's very devoted to and we're all pet owners up here so very supportive.

Well then I will entertain a motion perhaps from one of you two.

I move to approve.

Second.

Okay all those in favor please say aye. Aye. Motion passes okay Now is the time, it's public comment. It's time for members of the public to speak on items that are not on our agenda. Madam Clerk are there any requests to speak on general public comment?

Chair Kaps and members of the board we have four requests to speak from the public on general public comment and they're all here in Santa Barbara. We're going to begin with Ronald Buckley to be followed by Diana Sandoval.

Thank you, I know. I'm the guy that came here with a pineapple and some Swiss cheese now. I've got two hats and a toaster Good morning board my name is Ron Buckley. I've been County since 1971 when I got out of the Air Force after four years of service I Had prepared a comment for the telecommunication ordinance which didn't happen for various reasons I've modified that and they'd like to present it to you now I'd like you to imagine you're having coffee in your home and you hear a noise of trucks outside.

And you put on your Board of Supervisors hat, and you head out. It says who's in charge here? What are you doing? A burly man in a Crown Castle hat comes up and says, I'm the supervisor. We're putting a small cell tower on that pole by the side of your house. But it's 20 feet from my bedroom. How can you do that? It's allowed by the new county ordinance. If there is an existing pole, we can put a telephone, we can put a tower on that.

But why wasn't I notified about this? Oh, we put a sign on the pole about a month ago. Well, I didn't see the sign. How can I protest this? One, it's too late and two had you seen the sign, you could have written a letter. That's it. Well, I've heard these things are like a microwave oven with the door open. How powerful is that? I have no idea. I just installed them, but you can't complain about health reasons. The FCC rules.

I've heard they can cause fires. Is that possible? And do you have an automatic shutoff? No automatic shut off is required by the county rules. My toaster has a ULCSA sticker on it that assures me it's not going to burn down my house. That equipment you're installing, I see no notification on that. Not required by the county ordinance. That electronic box is huge.

Did the architectural board approve that? Nope. They took that out of the last ordinance review and they were allowed 28 cubic feet. Yeah, it's huge. Oh, this is nuts. I'm going to call my county supervisor. Wait a minute. I am a county supervisor. Now telecommunication ordinance should be solid like this cream-filled donut. It should be rich in content. It should be following FCC rules and it should also protect the citizens of the county.

I propose the ordinance that you voted for unanimously on February 4th has holes in it, like this donut. My recommendation is you have Mr. Tuttle and as a good staff of the Planning Commission review the ordinance and fill some of those holes. Thank you.

Madam Chair. We

don't normally comment on public comment, but since we just had the Oscars I want to nominate that for Public Comment of the Year. That was very well

done.

Thank you my sympathy to use it. You have to listen to so many public comments are kind of boring if

they were all as good as yours. It'd be a joy. So thank you very well done.

Have a

good

day. Thank you.

We will now go to Diana Sandoval to be followed by Daryl Terrell.

Hi, everyone. My name is Diana Sandoval and I'm here for the ninth time before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Today is day four, $3,400 of unlawful fines from Santa Barbara County for protecting my constitutional and property rights. I'm here to share with you the unethical practice of planning and development in the county executive office.

Last week, I called out the county executive office in planning development for disregarding my legal rights, withholding records, selectively enforcing laws and retaliating against me. The county's official meeting minutes misrepresented my speech omitting key facts about misconduct illegal land taking and retaliation against me. The county reduced my testimony to vague quote concerns about an unpermitted bridge. This is just another example of how the county alters records to fit their narrative. Their false narrative at that.

So let me set the record straight again, my ultra wealthy neighbor was allowed by Planning and Development Director Plowman to build a commercial bridge in Tertiary Road that had been abandoned since 2006-2007 according to county records which they withheld from me. This illegal bridge is located in an environmentally sensitive habitat area and it's in an area known to cause flooding for the adjacent neighborhood. So, in 2024 without permits or even a site inspection my neighbor was allowed to build this dangerous bridge. The same bridge was already involved in a previous lawsuit after a person allegedly fell through it in 2017 and my previous property owner was sued. Despite this history Planning Development unlawfully approved rebuilding the bridge on failed abutments which is incredibly dangerous for the public.

After the work was done to make this illegal bridge seem legitimate, building official Craig Johnson issued an unlawful same-day over-the-counter permit knowing that the bridge was on my private property. This is an illegal taking of my land by the county and others. Despite the ongoing litigation, on Saturday Director Plowman and the county began pressuring me with a $3,000 fine plus an additional 100 per day for maintaining a lawful fence that they've known about and approved since 2021, they are now fining me up to $30,000 simply for preserving my constitutional and property rights into my trial.

I thought that being in litigation would encourage the county to act with some integrity, but that has not been the case. I even asked for oversight from the CEO, Mona Miyasato since she oversees the departments involved, but I never got a response. Wade Horton, the assistant CEO responded by saying they won't respond because quote, the litigation needs to play out. In my opinion this isn't just incompetence it's gross misconduct. Taxpayers deserve better. I'll see you at the next meeting.

We will now go to Daryl Terrell to be followed by Karen Hauenstein, who is our final speaker. Darryl?

Good morning Madam Chair and Supervisors. My name is Darryl Terrell. I'm a City of Moreno Valley resident in Riverside County. Came three hours, four hours to get here. On May 17, 2022 at the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting I initiated a campaign to address a legal loophole in the state catalytic converter law AB 641 which became effective on January 1st 2024. This law enacted by our legislatures and Sacramento inadvertently left open the provision that permitted thieves to possess up to eight catalytic converters without a dismantler permit or proof of ownership and nothing happens to them.

So I began, as I said before, a campaign. I made three attempts at my Board of Supervisors meeting on September 12th 2023 they finally adopted that law what I call the one and done which says that if a thief is in possession of a detached catalytic converter they have to have a proof of ownership If they don't, they will face criminal charges and six months to a year in jail.

And as I said before, three of our counties, three of our cities and our counties had this ordinance prior to the adoption of the law. So I went up to 19 cities in my county and got the law changed I'm coming to you guys here because Sacramento has always have let us down again when it comes to things like that. We locally could change the law, we don't need them to pass a law. We could adopt the law like I submitted to you guys that Riverside County did that closed that loophole like Prop 36 did to Prop 47 and what that does is It holds people accountable and I've gone to Ventura County. I went to L.A. County. I have gone to Orange County. I have gone to Kern County. I've gone to Imperial County, I'm going to San Diego County because I feel passionate enough.

I could have done this at home. I could have called in but I didn't because I wanted to put a face on what I'm trying to do. Because it's time for us counties to stick together and do the right thing in protecting our residents locally. Because we can't count on Sacramento to do this and it's up to all of us to pass his ordinance And I can go back to LA County, Orange County, Imperial County and let them know that we're going to stick together and protect our residents. And we're going to do the job that Sacramento should have done. We shouldn't have to do this. I shouldn't have to come three or four hours to get here to do it. But that's the only way I see we got to get the job done. Thank you.

I just wanted to ask thank you for your effort to be here. You said you submitted information to us?

Yes

ma'am. OK because I just want to make sure we have that contact information. Thank you.

We will now go to our final speaker, Karen Hauenstein. Karen?

What that man said makes a lot of sense. I was talking to him in the elevator earlier and we need to look at that. Earlier we were talking about the 5G antennas, the telecommunications stuff That's right, that has to be brought back. And the reason why is because your job is to avoid lawsuits, avoid them. So you don't wanna set up policies and ordinances that get you involved in drawing lawsuits out of the general public or the residents in the county.

We can't have 5G antennas within feet of people's homes. We cannot have that. Not after all of the money that's been spent on aesthetic things in our county. And I'm glad that we're recognizing the Public Health Department today, I am a client of our county public health system and I find it to be extremely adequate but we also need to recognize sitting in this room The protectors of our public safety and our public health, which is our Sheriff's Office. Which is being forced to deal with many, many issues of mental health on our streets.

The Public Health Department is not dealing with those things so much as our law enforcement In all of our communities. So I just want to make sure that we're recognizing that or recognizing that we are we have burdened our law enforcement with the liberal policies that the state has forced upon us and the liberal policies that kept our border open and allowed all the drugs in that are poisoning our communities, thank you.

And that concludes general public comment for today. Thank you to all of our speakers, really appreciate it. Okay Madam Clerk will you please read

departmental item number one into the record? Chair Caps and members of the board departmental item number one is from the Planning and Development Department. It is a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission's designation of Arroyo Hondo Bridge as a county historic landmark

Good morning Madam Chair, members of the board. As Ms. Alexander indicated this is a historic designation of the Royal Hondo Bridge on the Gaviota Coast. Today we have David Billesbach he is the planner on the item and Nicole Liu supervisor and Travis Seward's deputy director with that I'll turn it over to Mr. Billesbach