Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
The SBAC was originally organized in 2007 as a subcommittee of the City Arts Advisory Committee to address the changing landscape of arts funding in Santa Barbara. The SBAC is now a 501(c)3 non-profit organization of artists and supporters committed to sustaining and growing all forms of the arts in Santa Barbara. The SBAC is governed by a Board of Directors with representation from various constituency groups, including artists and arts organizations who wish to utilize the Community Arts Workshop.
On January 27, 2014, Council approved $300,000 in one-time capital funds for the completion of the first phase of work at the Community Arts Workshop. Since that time, the Arts Collaborative has raised $1 million and will continue fundraising efforts for an additional $1 million toward developing the site.
Lease Highlights
Rate: $1 per year; Arts Collaborative pays all utility expenses. Term: 25 years.
Use Limitations: Soil contamination exists as a result of former leaking underground fuel tank and remediation activities did not remove all of the contamination. The County Environmental Health Services Department declared a closure of the LUFT (Leaking Underground Fuel Tank) site on January 30, 2014. As part of the lease, the Arts Collaborative must maintain a properly functioning vapor barrier and perform all subsurface work that disturbs contaminated soil in accordance with the Soils Management Plan.
Permitted Uses: The site may be used for uses related to the Summer Solstice parade, arts workshops, tours, classes, educational activities, creation and display of art, storage of art or lighting and sound equipment, rehearsal space, meetings, fundraisers, and receptions. The lease also allows up to 12 commercial events per year unrelated to the arts to occupy the site, to raise revenue to provide below-market space rental and ensure broader access of organizations. Sharing Site Access with Ortega Well Facility: The Community Arts Workshop shares site access and maintain clearance for regular maintenance activities at the Ortega Well Treatment Facility. Construction and maintenance activities are coordinated. The Arts Collaborative must clear the area immediately upon request from the Water Resources staff.
Performance Standards: The Arts Collaborative will make the site available to at least 20 different arts or cultural events per year, unless the site is under construction. Fees and Charges: The Arts Collaborative may determine and collect fees and Council Agenda Report
Community Arts Workshop Update From Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative June 21, 2022
charges for rentals and events, discounting fees at times to ensure the Workshop is affordable and accessible to a diverse mix of art genres, budget sizes, and demographic groups. The Arts Collaborative Board of Directors will review the discount process and consider the financial capacity of the requesting users, community benefit and impact of events, as well as the financial well-being of the Workshop.
A copy of the lease agreement is available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
This action does not have a budget/financial impact on the City.
ATTACHMENT(S): Community Arts Workshop 2021-2022 Report PREPARED BY: Sarah York Rubin, Executive Director, County Office of Arts & Culture
SUBMITTED BY: Jessica Cadiente, Library Director
APPROVED BY: City Administrator's Office
Community Arts Workshop
2021 Annual Report
to the City of Santa Barbara
Date: March 30, 2022
Attachment 1
2021 at a glance:
● A dramatic increase in the level and diversity of programming, as the community found the CAW to be an ideal location for COVID safety and flexible use. ○ The CAW’s abundant airflow allowed programming to come back when artists may have been too intimidated otherwise. It helped our community heal. ○ The combination of the level of renovations completed and the easing of COVID meant that in 2021 it seemed that the CAW finally came into its own. The number and diversity of users of the space was unparalleled last year, and the space demonstrated that it can be self-sustaining at operational scale.
● Phase IV of renovations of the Community Arts Workshop begun: The majority of the Summer Solstice Gate was put in place (and completed in early 2022), underground work for the soon-to-be installed sprinkler system, and we renovated the Community Room into what will be a lovely and uniquely-needed small gallery space for individual artists and local artist groups to organize shows.
The Community Arts Workshop Fulfills a Vital Need
When asked how important the existence of the CAW was to their ability to conduct their project, 70% of users said it was either vital Vital/Highly Important, “We probably wouldn't have been able to do this project without a space like the CAW,” and 10% said it was Important, “Using the CAW was significant to our project's success.” Studies have consistently shown that there is vanishingly little affordable space for artists in Santa Barbara to make and show their work. The CAW is vitally needed to help meet that need.
2 Users of the CAW 2021
● Projects returned after a COVID Hiatus
○ The Summer Solstice Festival Parade Workshop
○ VADA at Santa Barbara High end of year student show
○ Pianos on State
○ Ready to Hang community art show
○ CAW Arts & Craft Pop-up Markets - Produced by Vanae Rivera ○ Skip Lawrence Art Instruction Week-long intensive
● New workshop and rehearsal uses:
○ Pacific Pride youth support program meetings
○ AHA Peacebuilders youth leadership workshop
○ Larry Vigon Artbook Retrospective Project
○ Film projects:
■ The Labyrinth Project - multi-disciplinary film project ■ Chenoa Orme-Storme - cello performance film project
○ Rehearsals:
■ Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra
■ On the Verge Theatre Company
■ Lights Up Youth Theatre Company
○ Individual artist pop-up workspace:
■ Caroyln Adams & Evelyn Contreras
● New public events:
○ Pop-up art shows
■ Elisa Ortega/Madeline Ignon show in Shed
3 ■ Leon Olson
■ DJ Javier Pop-up Show
■ Remedy Show
■ Santa Barbara Studio Artists Show
■ Community Environmental Council - SCAPE Show
■ Print-maker show
■ Youth Makers Market (several)
○ Westmont College CATLab events
○ Diana Small Theatre Company performance
● New art classes:
○ Emily Murray Kid's workshops
○ The Actor's Lab acting classes
○ Wednesday night Figure Drawing Group
○ Proximity Theatre Workshop
● Ongoing:
○ Company in residence Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance ○ Cor Art Classes for working adults in the helping professions How the City empowers the CAW
● The 25 year lease of the CAW at $1/year means that the space is efficient and affordable to a huge variety of users.
● City funding through the Office of Arts & Culture Organizational Development Grant program for the last five years has allowed the CAW to hire staff, develop the CAW, sustain the building of programming, and adapt to COVID standards for our users. ● And of course, the invaluable assistance, advice, and encouragement of many city staff and elected officials in ways large and small over many years have been indispensable to the success of this project.
The Arts Collaborative could not be more grateful for the support. The CAW is a vital community resource that the City of Santa Barbara has made possible. 4 2021 in Detail
It was a good year.
It was a year in which VADA at Santa Barbara High could have their end of year show at the CAW once again, and Solstice could bring everyone back home to build art and be together.
A year in which the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance, which persistently and creatively never stopped finding ways to do their work at the CAW even in the darkest days of the pandemic (thanks to subsidies from the CAW and the space’s airflow), were able to come soaring back with more classes, more participants than ever before, flying almost out the doors.
Images: 1) Solstice at the CAW in 2021. 2) SBCAD's show in March 2021, the first public performance at the CAW in many months. 3) VADA Director Daniel Barnett helping a student. 5 A year in which D.J. Javier, local artist since his days at San Marcos High School, hosted a sold-out cafeteria tray artwork show and made everybody know, if they didn't know already, there was something special happening in town this year.
In which Pianos on State went back to State Street, and in which actually, the D.J. Javier show was just one example of all the stunning art pop-ups that happened at the CAW last year, including Elisa Ortega Montilla and Madeline Ignon, the Santa Barbara Studio Artists show, the Go Figure show, the Remedy show, and the Santa Barbara Printmakers show.
An artist quoted to CAW staff that the best part of the Santa Barbara Printmaker show was not the busy times but the quiet moments when the Printmakers just got to spend time together and talk about their work and lives. Many of them hadn’t seen each other in a year.
Visitors to D.J. Javier's show at the CAW in August 2021.
Local artist entrepreneurs found the CAW to be a perfect location to self-organize art classes in the new COVID circumstances, people like Emily Summers, Kathy Leader, Ruth Ellen Hoag, and Kristin Frascella, and workshops like the AHA Peace Builder Gathering and Training.
Construction continued at the CAW as well. The majority of the Summer Solstice Gate was put in place (and completed in early 2022), underground work for the soon-to-be installed sprinkler 6 system, and we renovated the Community Room into what will be a lovely and uniquely-needed small gallery space for individual artists and local artist groups to organize shows.
Images in order: 1) Matt Metcalfe of Upton Construction at work on the new sprinkler system. 2) David Shelton putting the finishing touches on the CAW Beacon. (Photo credit: Nell Campbell.) 3) AHA Peace Builder Gathering and Training at the CAW in November 2021. (Photos courtesy of AHA.)
7 2021 also featured the triumphant return of Ready to Hang. The show’s second year (after an unwelcome hiatus in 2020 due to COVID) featured 352 pieces of art from 217 local artists, each one of them unique, a testament to human creativity and spirit. The show was a heart-warming testament to the creativity that had been brewing during the pandemic, and the joy of finally returning artists to each other in community.
Ready to Hang is a community-wide, all-media arts exhibition in which anyone can participate.
Artists gain a venue to show their work and a portion of the proceeds goes to support the Arts Collaborative. Artists participating range from some of Santa Barbara most well-known artists like Tony Askew, Mary Heebner, Dug Uyesaka, and Thomas Van Stein, to people for whom this was their very first art show. Artists of all backgrounds have a chance to mingle, share stories, and build the vitality of our local arts scene.
Ready to Hang 2021. Photo credit: Sasha Huckoby.
Art and craft markets began popping up again at the CAW in the summer, as artists emerged again to share a community’s worth of creativity. There were no less than five markets in 2021, three organized by local artist Vanae Rivera and two by the brand-new Youth Makers Market.
Both are beautiful examples of how the CAW empowers our creative community. They are both organized by young Latina entrepreneurs, empowered by the CAW’s unique ability to host multiple festive uses simultaneously, the CAW’s affordable use fees, co-promotional efforts, and collaborative coordination aid.
8 1&2) Vendors and patrons at the Youth Makers Market. Organizers Aaliyah and Bella Rubio were named Local Heroes in 2021.
Indeed the Youth Makers Market was one of the most heart-warming things to take place at the CAW. Children and teens and parents coming together to make work and show work and support creative work—work they made in the midst of the pandemic, stuck at home unable to attend school in person.
Their joy could not be contained.
9 What the CAW Does
The SBAC is developing and operating the Community Arts Workshop based on a belief in the power of the arts and collaboration to create a more vibrant and healthy community, and to create a welcoming space for creative endeavors and exploration—a hub for artists, thinkers, innovators, and creators to use to develop ideas, make connections, and build community—fostering the sustainability and growth of the arts in Santa Barbara.
SBAC works to maintain the CAW as a "blank canvas" for as wide a diversity of arts uses and users as possible, providing space and collaborating with project initiators to make their ideas a success for the benefit of the broader community, and supporting and cultivating collaborations between artists and arts organizations, community groups, the business community, non-profit organizations and the entire community.
How It Works
● Low overhead costs = affordable use fees
○ The…
■ $1/year lease from the City of Santa Barbara,
■ the CAW’s lean staffing model (currently the CAW runs with only a single employee and a variety of volunteers),
■ and the fact that the CAW on principle keeps equipment here lean as well ○ … all mean that the CAW does everything it can to keep the costs of maintaining this community resource as low as possible, allowing us to keep the space affordable for artists. Users of the CAW contribute a subsidized, below-market use fee that allows the CAW to pay for staffing, utilities, insurance, maintenance, supplies, and the other costs of running the facility.
● Accessible
○ The architectural features of the CAW allow it to fulfill a special niche. The CAW is a raw workshop building in the heart of Santa Barbara anyone can walk right into from the street. Unlike most of Santa Barbara’s elegant arts spaces, at the CAW there are no carpets, there are no barriers to entry, conveying that this is space for everyone, whether they’re wearing muddy boots or dress shoes, to get to work and get engaged.
○ Of course the CAW’s pricing makes the space accessible as well. ○ Missionally and practically, we work to make the space accessible to as wide a variety of artistic disciplines, demographics, and opinions as possible. ● Collaboration
○ We provide whatever resources possible to empower artistic projects. Currently, that means:
■ Promotion: Inclusion on the CAW’s mailing list, events page, and social media channels, helping artists attract patrons.
■ Tools: Use of tools the CAW has developed, including event ticketing 10 software, an art intake and gallery sales system, and donation software (for fiscally sponsored projects), essential to the success of small groups succeeding in their goals.
■ Connections and advice, whenever possible, to volunteers, donors, foundations, advisors, and other resources.
■ Fiscal sponsorship: The SBAC will also fiscally sponsor certain artistic projects to incubate them, allowing new artistic endeavors to apply for grants and receive donated support to get their ideas started. ○ As uses of and earned income from CAW projects increase we are in the development of:
■ A CAW Subsidy Fund
■ An artist-in-residence program and other grants for artists. ○ Finally, simultaneous use of the CAW’s four spaces for rehearsals, classes, shows, meetings, workshop space, conferences, and educational programs organically leads to artists forming new connections, collaborations, and innovations.
11 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Water Resources Division, Public Works Department SUBJECT: Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
A. Receive an update on the City’s water supply condition; B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring a Stage Two Water Shortage Alert Pursuant To State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2022-0018, Adopting Drought-Related Emergency Regulation For Water Conservation In Response To Executive Order N-7-22, and Repealing Resolution No. 19-021;
C. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara amending Resolution No. 21-045, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, to appropriate Water Operating Fund reserves for the City’s water conservation rebate program; and
D. That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a five-year contract with Katz & Associates in the amount of $200,000 for public outreach and communications for the Water Resources Division.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Santa Barbara and much of California typically receives the majority of its rainfall between December and April. The most recent rainy season was significantly below average, with local rainfall totals at 63 percent of normal. This year makes the third consecutive year of below average rainfall. Fortunately, prudent water supply management, including activation of the Charles E. Meyer Desalination (desal) plant, and efficient water use community-wide, has positioned the City to be able to meet water demands for at least the next two years, even if extremely dry conditions persist.
Statewide, over 95 percent of the state is classified as experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions. In response, Governor Newsom has issued a series of proclamations and executive orders (EO) declaring a statewide drought emergency, and asking Agenda Item No. 17
File Code No. 540.05
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
June 21, 2022
California residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 15 percent. Governor Newsom recently issued EO N-7-22, which directs urban water suppliers, including the City, to implement Level Two Demand Reduction Actions from their Water Shortage Contingency Plans. In recognition of statewide drought conditions, staff proposes declaring a Stage Two Water Shortage Alert, repealing the current Stage One Water Supply Condition (Resolution 19-021), and implementing demand reduction actions from Level Two of the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
DISCUSSION:
On March 29, 2022, Water Resources staff presented a water supply update to Council.
The City’s water supply conditions have not changed significantly since the March water supply update. While Santa Barbara has experienced below-average rainfall, the City’s water demands can be met for at least the next two years (through Water Year 2024, ending in September 2024) using a combination of supplies from its diverse water supply portfolio. The City’s water supplies include carryover water from Lake Cachuma, Mission Tunnel infiltration, desalination, groundwater, imported water from the State Water Project (SWP), and recycled water. The City’s water supply planning strategy is conservative, assuming hydrological conditions similar to actual conditions experienced during the most recent drought, which ensures the City has enough supplies to meet demands even if the next two winters are dry.
Santa Barbara water customers have truly invested in a “conservation as a way of life” approach to water use. The City’s current water demands are 25 percent less than 2013 baseline water demands (the previous “pre-drought” baseline set by the State), resulting in approximately 3,400 AF of annual savings compared to 2013. This commendable level of water conservation, in conjunction with the operation of the desal plant, has allowed the City to bank water in Lake Cachuma. As a result, the City is currently in a relatively secure water supply position, despite ongoing dry conditions.
Statewide, California’s winter rainy season was dry, with precipitation totals falling far below average. The U.S. Drought Monitor currently classifies over 95 percent of California as experiencing either a severe or extreme drought (Santa Barbara County’s drought status is classified as severe). The U.S. Drought Monitor uses metrics such as soil moisture content and streamflow to determine a location’s drought status, rather than local water supply availability. In response to below-average rainfall and drought conditions across the state, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reduced allocations on the SWP to 5 percent. This means the City’s 2022 SWP allocation was reduced from 3,300 acre-feet (AF) to 165 AF.
Statewide Drought State of Emergency
On March 28, 2022, Governor Newsom issued EO N-7-22, which directed the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) to adopt emergency regulations requiring all urban water suppliers who have submitted a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) to the DWR to implement, at a minimum, the shortage response actions for a Level Two Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
June 21, 2022
shortage. The EO also continued the statewide drought state of emergency declared by Governor Newsom in October 2021, asking Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use statewide by 15 percent, compared to 2020-baseline usage. Neither EO required specific water use reduction targets for urban water suppliers.
In response to the Governor’s March 2022 EO N-7-22, on May 24, 2022, the Water Board adopted Resolution No. 2022-0018, which has a requirement for urban water suppliers, including the City, to implement all water demand reduction actions from their Water Shortage Contingency Plans associated with a Level Two shortage, regardless of their local water supply availability. The Water Board’s emergency regulations also included a statewide prohibition against the irrigation of “non-functional turf” at commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) sites. Non-functional turf is defined as turf that is solely ornamental and not regularly used for human recreational purposes, or for civic or community events.
Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
Council adopted the City’s 2021 WSCP in June 2021, along with the 2020 Enhanced Urban Water Management Plan, for submittal to DWR by July 1, 2021. The City’s WSCP can be found at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Drought. The City’s WSCP establishes a plan for responding to water shortages caused by drought conditions and/or a catastrophic water supply emergency. Four water shortage levels are included in the City’s WSCP.
Level Two is referred to as a Stage Two Water Supply Alert. The WSCP includes various actions that Council may choose to implement to reduce water demand, depending on the nature of the shortage and local water supply conditions. Different actions are associated with each water shortage stage, or level. The table of Demand Reduction Actions associated with each water shortage level is attached to this report.
In recognition of severe drought conditions statewide, and in response to the Governor’s blanket March 2022 EO and the Water Board’s May 2022 adopted regulations, staff is recommending that Council declare a Stage Two Water Shortage Alert and implement the demand reduction actions associated with Level Two of the City’s WSCP. However, the City is not currently experiencing a water supply shortage and does not anticipate a shortage in the next two years, even if dry conditions persist. With this consideration, staff recommends Council prioritize a selection of the City’s Level Two actions for increased education and enforcement. These commonsense actions are appropriate for the City’s current water condition, and are actions that our water-wise community can easily support and implement. In summary, the actions include:
Using a shut-off nozzle when using water through a hose or outdoor water faucet, including vehicle or boat washing;
Not hosing down hard surfaces such as sidewalks and patios with potable water, with exceptions for preventative maintenance and health and safety; and Irrigating using an automatically or manually controlled in-ground irrigation system only between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
June 21, 2022
Whether in a declared water shortage or not, the City has a prohibition on the waste of water (Santa Barbara Municipal Code 14.20.007), which is defined as any excessive, unnecessary, or unwarranted use of water. This includes, but is not limited to, any water use that causes significant runoff beyond the boundaries of the property served by a water meter, failure to repair any leak or rupture within 72 hours after notice by the City, and irrigation during and for a period of 48 hours after a “measurable rainfall event.” A measurable rainfall event is defined as rainfall of one-quarter of an inch or more during a 24-hour period.
Adoption of this resolution supersedes Resolution 19-021, which is repealed.
Additional Water Supply Actions
To ensure that the City’s water supplies can be stretched through several more dry years, staff is taking the following actions:
Commencing groundwater pumping from the Storage Unit No. 1 Groundwater Basin in the summer of 2022.
Constructing a pipeline to convey water pumped from the Alameda Well in Storage Unit No. 1 to the Ortega Groundwater Treatment Plant for treatment, so groundwater production from that well can commence in the summer of 2023, if needed.
Working with the Central Coast Water Authority to secure up to 2,000 AF of supplemental water purchases through the SWP.
To date, the City has secured 863 AF of supplemental water supply; 93 AF was purchased from Casitas Municipal Water District, and 770 AF was purchased from Mojave Water Agency. This supplemental water will be stored in San Luis Reservoir, where evaporative loss is not applied. The water can be delivered to the City upon request.
Additional Demand Reduction Actions
The City currently offers water conservation rebates to City customers for Flume smart home water monitoring devices, landscape mulch, high-efficiency clothes washers, and custom rebates for water-intensive commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. A total budget of $72,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget for water conservation rebates. Staff is asking to appropriate an additional $50,000 from reserves to expand the water conservation rebate program to include a new landscape rebate, available to both residential and commercial customers using potable water for irrigation. The prior program was popular and effective at creating long-term water savings, with over 2,000 AF of water savings since the program started in 2009. The revamped landscape rebate program will reimburse customers up to a certain amount for converting their high-water use lawns to water-wise landscapes and irrigation systems. The landscape rebate program was a huge success during the last drought, where over 1,500 high-water-use landscapes were replaced.
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
June 21, 2022
In addition to expanding the water conservation rebate program to include the new landscape rebate, staff is asking Council to authorize the Public Works Director to execute a five-year as-needed contract with Katz & Associates (Katz), in the amount of $200,000, for public outreach and communications support. Effective communication about the newly implemented demand reduction actions is important for their success and maintaining a continued level of trust with the City’s water customers. The messaging is especially sensitive for the City, since it is not currently in a water supply shortage, but wishes to implement the demand reduction actions in response to the Governor’s EO and the Water Board’s regulations. The public outreach for the Stage Two Water Shortage Alert will focus on the prioritized demand reduction actions, as recommended by Water Commission and approved by Council. Katz will provide consistent messaging and informational materials, among other public outreach support activities, for the City’s drought response, as well as other important Water Resources programs and policies, including water rates, infrastructure improvements, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) implementation, and other topics as needed.
Katz has a strong team of nationally recognized experts who specialize in translating highly technical information into language understandable by a variety of audiences. In 2016 and again in 2018, Katz was selected through a competitive bidding process to provide public outreach support services to the Water Resources Division. Katz previously provided exceptional service to the Water Resources Division in its engagement with the public on water resources issues, including the reactivation of the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, wastewater collection system outreach, and water and wastewater rate changes. Based on the above, staff finds Katz to be qualified and capable of delivering professional services. Their proposed rates are reasonable and comparable to other firms providing similar services to the City.
Staff will monitor the City’s water supply and demands through the summer and return to Water Commission and Council in the fall with an updated water supply outlook. Should the Governor or Water Board order additional regulations or requirements, staff will return to Water Commission and Council for direction.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
To increase available funding for the City’s water conservation rebate program, staff is requesting an increase in expenditure appropriations in the Water Operating Fund in the amount of $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2022, funded from Water Operating Fund reserves.
Staff plans to carry over remaining appropriations from Fiscal Year 2022 to Fiscal Year 2023. Adequate, available reserve funds exist in the Water Operating Fund to approve the recommended expenditure appropriation. The Fund remains above reserve policy targets. The increased funding will be used to restart the City’s landscape rebate program, which has been shown to be a cost-effective water conservation program that incentivizes long-term changes in how water is used for landscape irrigation in the City. Grant-funding opportunities are being pursued to supplement the above expenditure appropriation. The Water Supply and Services team will implement the new rebate program.
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Appropriation And Other Actions Relating to Implementing A Stage Two Water Shortage Alert
June 21, 2022
The proposed Katz agreement for public outreach and education support will provide general terms and conditions for the provision of as-needed services for a term of up to five years, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $200,000. There are sufficient expenditure appropriations proposed in the recommended Water Operating Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 to fund the Katz contract. Staff will include funding for subsequent years in the proposed Water Operating Fund budget during the City’s annual budget process.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Adoption of a Stage Two Water Shortage Alert and increasing funding for water conservation rebate programs will allow for better management of the City’s water supplies and will provide sustainability benefits for the community. Such policies are exempt from CEQA review.
WATER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
This item was presented to the Water Commission at a special meeting on June 9, 2022, where the Commission voted 5-0 in support of staff’s recommendation.
ATTACHMENT: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Demand Reduction Actions Table
PREPARED BY: Joshua Haggmark, P.E., Water Resources Manager/DC/lm SUBMITTED BY: Clifford M. Maurer, P.E., Public Works Director APPROVED BY: City Administrator’s Office
Key:
City is currently/has been implementing, regardless of Water Board requirements. Stage Two Actions with high education/enforcement priority (staff suggestion). Stage Two Actions that will be implemented (staff will notify customers about them), but do not have high education/enforcement priority.
Water Board is implementing statewide for “non‐functional” turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional properties.
Table 4. Demand Reduction Actions (UWMP Table 8‐2)
Shortage
Level Demand Reduction Actions Additional Explanation or Reference Penalty,
Charge, or
Other
Enforcement
All Expand Public Information Campaign 0%–5% Community outreach includes increased advertising, presentations to community groups, workshops, and enhanced website resources. No All Offer Water Use Surveys 0%–1% Indoor and outdoor water checkups are available to all customer classes. No All Provide Rebates on Plumbing Fixtures and Devices 0%–1% Offer or expand rebates on a variety of plumbing fixtures that are high efficiency such as washers, toilets, and urinals. No All Provide Rebates for Landscape Irrigation Efficiency 0%–1% Offer or expand rebates for drip irrigation conversions, smart irrigation controllers, water‐wise plants, and rain sensors to improve efficiency. No All Provide Rebates for Turfgrass Replacement 0%–1% Offer or expand rebates for community members who wish to replace their turfgrass with a water‐wise garden. No All Decrease Line Flushing or Pursue Zero Discharge Flushing Methods 0%–1% The City uses zero‐discharge water recycling trucks for water main and wastewater collection system cleaning. No All Other — Leaky device 0%–1% Customers are required to repair any leaky or malfunctioning devices within 72 hours of notification of leak. Yes All Landscape — Runoff 0%–1% Landscape irrigation in excess leading to runoff onto nearby surfaces is prohibited. Yes All Other — Post‐rainfall prohibition 0%–1% Prohibit irrigation with potable water during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall. Yes
ATTACHMENT
Shortage
Level Demand Reduction Actions Additional Explanation or Reference Penalty,
Charge, or
Other
Enforcement
1 Reduce System Water Loss 0%–1% The City increases efforts to correct water system losses, including repairing leaks and eliminating illicit connections. No 2 Increase Water Waste Patrols 0%–1% Patrols discourage water wasting and correct water wasting practices in the community. Yes 2 Other — Nozzles 0%–1% Only hoses with automatic shutoff nozzle fixtures are permitted. Yes 2 Other — Prohibit vehicle washing 0%–1% Prohibit washings cars, boats, trailers, aircraft, or other vehicles except with hose shutoff nozzle or at commercial or fleet vehicle washing facilities using water recycling equipment.
Yes
2 Landscape — Limit landscape irrigation to specific times 0%–5% Prohibit irrigation during the hours when evaporation is highest. Yes 2 CII — Lodging linen service 0%–1% Hotels/motels must provide guests with option to reuse towels and linens for more than one day. Yes 2 CII — Restaurants serve water upon request
0%–1%
No restaurant, hotel, café, cafeteria, or other public place where food is served shall serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested.
Yes
2 Other 0%–1%
Require posting of water shortage notice at restaurants, hotels/motels, and commercial showering and car washing facilities.
Yes
2 Pools and Spas — Require covers for pools and spas 0%–1% Require covers for swimming pools and spas when not in use. Yes 3 Other — Prohibit use of potable water for washing hard surfaces 0%–1% Prohibit use of potable water to wash sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, open ground, or other hard‐surfaced areas except where necessary for public health or safety. Yes 3 Landscape — Limit landscape irrigation to specific days 5%–10% Limit to assigned watering days, which may depend on seasonal changes, such as summer and winter. Yes 3 Water Features — Restrict water use for decorative water features 0%–1% Prohibit use of potable water to fill or maintain decorative fountains and water features unless located indoors or are home to aquatic life. Yes
ATTACHMENT
Shortage
Level Demand Reduction Actions Additional Explanation or Reference Penalty,
Charge, or
Other
Enforcement
3 Other water feature or swimming pool restriction 0%–1% Restrict draining and refilling of pools by more than one‐third of the pool volume. Yes 3 Other 0%–1% Limit the use of potable water hydrant meters. Yes 4 Landscape — Other landscape restriction or prohibition 5%–10% Restrict irrigation to high‐efficiency methods. Yes 4 Landscape — Other landscape restriction or prohibition 5%–20% Restrict irrigation to watering by hand only. Yes 4 Landscape — Other landscape restriction or prohibition 5%–20% Prohibit/restrict irrigation of turfgrass. Yes 4 Other 20%–40% Prohibit all outdoor water use. Yes 4 Other 20%–70% Institute water rationing. Yes 4 Moratorium or Net Zero New Demand
0%–1% The City may temporarily limit or ban new water service connections within the service area. No
1. Reduction in the shortage gap is estimated and can vary significantly.
ATTACHMENT
1 RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA IMPLEMENTING A STAGE TWO WATER
SHORTAGE ALERT PURSUANT TO STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
0018, ADOPTING DROUGHT-RELATED EMERGENCY
REGULATION FOR WATER CONSERVATION IN
RESPONSE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-7-22, AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 19-021
WHEREAS, climate change continues to intensify the impacts of droughts on California’s communities, environment, and economy, and the state is in a second consecutive year of dry conditions, following below average rainfall in five out of six years since 2011, resulting in drought conditions in all parts of the State; and WHEREAS, Santa Barbara water customers, having truly invested in “conservation as a way of life” have reduced water demands by 25 percent as compared to 2013 demands, which, in conjunction the City’s prudent water supply management and the operation of the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, has contributed to the City having sufficient water supplies to meet demands, even under continued dry conditions, through the end of Water Year 2024 (September 2024); and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-22 directing the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) to consider adoption of emergency regulations that, among other things, include a requirement that each urban water supplier that has submitted a water shortage contingency plan to the Department of Water Resources implement, at a minimum, the shortage response actions adopted under section 10632 of the Water Code for a shortage level of up to twenty percent (Level 2), by a date to be set by the Water Board; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2022, the Water Board adopted Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Water Conservation, which, among other things, directs urban water suppliers that have adopted water shortage contingency plans to implement all Level 2 demand reduction measures identified in the supplier’s water shortage contingency plan for a shortage level of 10 to 20 percent; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board’s emergency regulations also include a prohibition of the irrigation of “non-functional turf” at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites, enforceable by the Water Board, where non-functional turf is defined as turf that is solely ornamental and not regularly used for human recreational purposes or for civic or community events; and
2 WHEREAS, the City’s 2021 Water Shortage Contingency Plan, adopted on June 28, 2021 and included as Appendix K to the City’s 2020 Enhanced Urban Water Management Plan, defines a Stage 2 Water Shortage Condition as a Water Shortage Alert that corresponds to the 10 to 20 percent shortage condition (Level 2) specified in the Water Board’s Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Water Conservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. As required by the Water Board’s Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Water Conservation, City staff are directed to implement all Level 2 demand reduction actions identified in the City of Santa Barbara 2021 Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted June 28, 2021, under Water Code 10632.
SECTION 2. Priority implementation and enforcement shall be given to the following prohibited unreasonable and wasteful uses of water:
a. Use of water through a hose or outdoor faucet unless the water is delivered by use of a self-closing valve or shut-off nozzle that requires operator pressure to activate the flow of water.
b. Washing motor vehicles or boats except at commercial car washing facilities equipped with water recycling equipment, or by use of a hose that has use a self-closing valve or shut-off nozzle that requires operator pressure to activate the flow of water. c. The use of running potable water from a hose, pipe, or faucet for the purpose of cleaning sidewalks, driveways, buildings, structures, patios, parking lots, or other hard surfaced areas.
Exceptions:
i. Use as a part of preventive maintenance of buildings and other facilities if accomplished by means of a pressure washer, defined herein to be equipment that boosts incoming water pressure for the purpose of enhancing cleaning capability and minimizing the amount of water used. ii. Use when it is the only feasible means of correcting a potential threat to health and safety, provided it is accomplished by use of a pressure washer, mop, bucket, brush, and/or other tools to limit the use of running water to the minimum necessary.
d. Irrigation by use of an automatically or manually controlled in-ground irrigation system except between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Irrigation by hand-held hose is not subject to time of day watering, but is subject to the shut-off nozzle provision of Section
2.a.
3 SECTION 3. Violations of this resolution are enforceable as provided in Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 14.20.
SECTION 4. Resolution No. 19-021 is repealed.
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 21-045,
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, TO
APPROPRIATE WATER OPERATING FUND RESERVES
FOR THE CITY’S WATER CONSERVATION REBATE
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City Charter provides that at any public meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the total members of the City Council; and WHEREAS, as authorized by Resolution No. 21-045, this Resolution approves the amendment to the budget as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara that in accordance with the provisions of Section 1205 of the City Charter, the budget for the fiscal year 2022, as adopted by Resolution No. 21-045, is hereby amended as follows:
1. The Council approves of appropriating available reserve funds in the Water Operating Fund into the Water Operating Fund budget in Fiscal Year 2022 in the amount of $50,000 to increase funding for the City’s water conservation rebate program.
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Engineering Division, Public Works Department
Administration Division, Airport Department
SUBJECT: Adoption Of Resolution And Award Of Contract For Conceptual Design Of The Terminal Expansion And Parking Structure At The Santa Barbara Airport
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
A. Authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services contract with Corgan Associates, Inc. in the amount of $1,275,170 for conceptual design services to expand the airline passenger terminal and construct a parking structure at the Santa Barbara Airport, and authorize the Public Works Director to approve expenditures of up to $127,517 for extra services that may result from necessary changes in the scope of work; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 21-045, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, to Appropriate Funds for Conceptual Design of the Terminal Expansion and Parking Structure at the Santa Barbara Airport.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Santa Barbara Airport’s 2017 Airport Master Plan recommended capital needs for the next 20 years to meet projected demand and maintain a high level of service. Two of those capital needs identified were additional parking and airline terminal space. The Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has experienced healthy growth in commercial passenger boardings over the past decade. Updated aviation forecasts indicate continued growth that will outpace projections from the 2017 Airport Master Plan. Staff solicited for architectural and engineering services for conceptual design of a 16,200 square foot terminal expansion and a parking structure capable of supporting 800 to 1,400 parking spaces. After conducting a thorough qualifications based selection process, staff recommends that City Council award a contract with the highest rated firm, Corgan Associates, Inc. (Corgan), for conceptual design of the terminal expansion and parking structure at SBA and approve the appropriation of Airport Operating Fund reserves to cover the cost of the contract.
Agenda Item No. 18
File Code No. 560.04
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolution And Award Of Contract For Conceptual Design Of The Terminal Expansion And Parking Structure At The Santa Barbara Airport June 21, 2022
DISCUSSION:
Background
Since the John T. Rickard Airline Terminal (Terminal) opened in 2011, SBA has experienced approximately 27 percent growth in enplanements (i.e. commercial passenger boardings). By 2032, SBA is estimated to experience 657,000 enplanements, a 79 percent increase since the last major landside capacity project was completed in 2011. In March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Terminal Area Forecast (essentially a constant market share forecast) estimates SBA exceeding 657,000 annual enplanements in 2027. However, SBA exceeded the 2021 forecast of 263,969 enplanements before the end of August 2021; therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the Airport Master Plan (AMP) build-out figure of 657,000 annual enplanements may be exceeded in the next few years.
A 20-year AMP was completed in 2017 and identified several major landside capacity projects necessary to meet the continued growth and development of SBA. One of those major projects is a new parking structure and another is an expansion of the Terminal.
Project Description
The Terminal Expansion and Parking Structure Project (Project) will generally consist of a 16,200 square foot, two-story expansion to the existing Terminal; improvements to the existing ticket, baggage claim, and security screening areas; a multi-story parking structure capable of supporting between 800 to 1,400 parking spaces; and associated roadway and grounds improvements necessary to support the work. The general location of the Project is to the south of the existing Terminal located at 500 James Fowler Road.
The design effort will be completed in phases. The contract recommended in this report is for the first design phase only, the conceptual design. Staff will return to Council for the award of subsequent design contracts for the design development and final design phases. The conceptual design will include a needs assessment, constraints analysis, and potential sites and layouts for the terminal expansion and parking structure.
The needs assessment will include various studies, including a traffic and parking study, air passenger study, and airline schedule study, as well as interviews with Airport staff, rental car companies, and airport business partners. The constraints analysis will study site-specific requirements, including environmental concerns, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security considerations, FAA regulations for safe, efficient use of navigable airspace, and vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns. The potential sites and layouts will consider the needs and constraints, as well as future growth opportunities.
In November 2021, Airport staff initiated a qualifications based selection process for architectural and engineering services for the Project with a publicly advertised Request Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolution And Award Of Contract For Conceptual Design Of The Terminal Expansion And Parking Structure At The Santa Barbara Airport June 21, 2022
for Qualifications. Three submissions were received and evaluated. The evaluation process included interviews for all three submissions. At the conclusion of the evaluation process, Corgan was the highest rated submission. Staff have negotiated the conceptual design fee with Corgan and found it to be fair and reasonable.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
The total cost of the conceptual design contract is $1,275,170. An additional $127,517 in extra services authorization is requested to cover any cost increases that may result from necessary changes to the scope of work. With the recommended appropriation of available Airport Operating Fund reserves, there are sufficient expenditure appropriations for the Project in the Airport Capital Fund to cover the cost of the contract, including extra services, with Corgan. The Airport Operating Fund will also continue to have adequate available reserves, according to policy, after this appropriation.
Funding for future design phases and construction is still being identified. The total cost of the Project is currently estimated at approximately $100 million. The estimate will be refined as part of the conceptual design phase services. Parking structures are generally not eligible for FAA grant funding. However, portions of the Terminal expansion will be eligible for FAA grant funding. Airport staff is looking at several funding opportunities, including the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and Customer Facility Charge (CFC) programs.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
The Santa Barbara General Plan focuses on a stated mission statement of “Living within Our Resources” and stresses sustainability for development (City of Santa Barbara 2011).
Also, a guiding principle of the 2017 Airport Master Plan (AMP) is to support sustainable design of airport facilities and the wise use of resources. The Terminal Expansion and Parking Structure Project will be consistent with the Santa Barbara General Plan and the 2017 AMP.
Further, City Charter Section 1507 is a policy of the City that states its land development shall not exceed its public services and physical and natural resources. Council Resolution 07-018 requires that new City building construction be designed and constructed to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver classification or, where LEED is not applicable for the Project, at another green building program certification level that is contingent on the building type. Council Resolution 07- 018 also requires new building construction and major renovations for City owned and operated buildings be designed to exceed State Title 24 Energy Requirements by 20 percent. In addition, the City’s General Plan calls for the inclusion of solar energy to help meet the energy demand for these structures. Council Resolution 17-043 commits the City to 50 percent renewable electricity in municipal facilities by 2020 and 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030; therefore, pursuing a zero net energy building design would be in line with these goals.
Council Agenda Report
Adoption Of Resolution And Award Of Contract For Conceptual Design Of The Terminal Expansion And Parking Structure At The Santa Barbara Airport June 21, 2022
The Terminal expansion and parking structure will comply with each of these City policies and resolutions.
A copy of the contract may be requested from the Public Works Department for public review by contacting [email protected].
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The Terminal expansion and parking structure project elements were both included in the 2017 AMP in the Initial Terminal Area Alternatives 1, 2, and 3. Each of these alternatives were analyzed in the Council-approved 2017 AMP Environmental Impact Report per the California Environmental Quality Act. The Project would require an Environmental Assessment (EA) per the National Environmental Protection Act; the FAA would be the lead agency for the EA. Also, the Project is in the City’s appealable jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone and would require a Coastal Development Permit.
PREPARED BY: Ashleigh A. Shue, P.E. Interim City Engineer/BK/sk SUBMITTED BY: Clifford M. Maurer, P.E, Public Works Director Brian D’Amour, P.E., Interim Airport Director
APPROVED BY: City Administrator’s Office
RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 21-045,
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, TO
APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF
THE TERMINAL EXPANSION AND PARKING STRUCTURE
AT THE SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City Charter provides that at any public meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the total members of the City Council; and WHEREAS, as authorized by Resolution No. 21-045, this Resolution approves the amendment to the budget as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara that in accordance with the provisions of Section 1205 of the City Charter, the budget for the fiscal year 2022, as adopted by Resolution No. 21-045, is hereby amended as follows:
1. The Council approves of appropriating available reserve funds in the Airport Operating Fund into the Airport Capital Fund in Fiscal Year 2022 in the amount of $1,402,687 for conceptual design services to expand the airline passenger terminal and construct a parking structure at the Santa Barbara Airport.