Santa Barbara City Council
August 5, 2025

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

CITY COUNCIL
Randy Rowse
Mayor
Kelly McAdoo
City Administrator
Eric Friedman
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kristen W. Sneddon
Ordinance Committee Chair
Sarah J. Knecht
City Attorney
Eric Friedman
Finance Committee Chair
Oscar Gutierrez
Meagan Harmon
Mike Jordan
Wendy Santamaria
City Hall
735 Anacapa Street
http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov
AUGUST 5, 2025, 2:00 PM
AGENDA
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT: At the beginning of each meeting of the City Council, Finance Committee, or Ordinance Committee, any member of the public may address the City Council concerning any item not on the Council's agenda. Any person wishing to make such address should first complete and deliver a "Request to Speak" form prior to the time that public comment is taken up by the City Council. Each speaker will be given a total of 3 minutes to address the Council. Pooling of time is not allowed during general public comment. The time allotted for general public comment at the beginning of the 2:00 p.m. session is 30 minutes.

Any member of the public who did not speak during the 2:00 p.m. session but who submitted a request to do so during the 2:00 p.m. 30 minute session may do so at the end of the meeting when the additional “Public Comment (If Necessary)” is announced. The City Council, upon majority vote, may decline to hear a speaker on the grounds that the subject matter is beyond their jurisdiction.

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ORDER OF BUSINESS: Regular meetings of the Finance Committee and the Ordinance Committee begin at 12:00 p.m. The regular City Council meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

REPORTS: Copies of the reports relating to agenda items are available for review at http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP.In accordance with state law requirements, this agenda generally contains only a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting. Should you wish more detailed information regarding any particular agenda item, you are encouraged to obtain a copy of the Council Agenda Report (a "CAR") online at the City's website (http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP). Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are posted to the City’s website as soon as reasonably feasible.

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ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)

1. Subject: Proposal to Amend Section of Title 17 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Pertaining to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor (120.03)
Recommendation: That Ordinance Committee forward to City Council for introduction, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code (“SBMC”) by Adding Section to 17.20.005 Relating to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor. 08/05/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 2:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CEREMONIAL ITEMS

1. Subject: Employee Recognition – Service Award Pins (120.04) Recommendation: That Council authorize the City Administrator to express the City’s appreciation to employees who are eligible to receive service award pins for their years of service through August 31, 2025.

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

CONSENT CALENDAR

2. Subject: Adoption of Ordinance Regarding Lease Agreement between City of Santa Barbara and Dean [Ordinance Adoption] (330.04) Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving and Authorizing the Airport Director to Execute Lease Agreement No. 202502 with Jennifer Shively, a Sole Proprietorship, Operating Under the Name Dean, Located at 6100 Hollister Ave, Building 1 Unit B, Commencing Upon the Effecive Date of the Enabling Ordinance.

3. Subject: Authorizing Portal to Portal Pay for Sworn and Non-Sworn Police and Fire Department Employees [Resolution] (410.01)
Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing Portal to Portal Pay for Sworn and Non-Sworn Police and Fire Personnel Assigned to Mutual Aid Response in Other Jurisdictions.

4. Subject: Appropriation of Design Funds for Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects [Resolution] (530.05)
Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, to Appropriate Funds for the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects.
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5. Subject: Authorize Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara, and Appropriate Water Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive [Resolution] (540.01) Recommendation: That Council:

A. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035-033-007); Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute an Agreement for Purchase and Sale, Including Escrow Instructions and All Related Documents, Subject to Approval as to Form by the City Attorney; and Consenting to the Recordation of the Grant Deed Pursuant to Government Code Section 27281; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, to Appropriate Water Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive.

6. Subject: Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo [Resolution; Agreement] (170.01)
Recommendation: That Council:

A. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the third amendment to increase the amount of Santa Barbara City Agreement No. 22300248 with Strategic Economics, Inc., by $125,570, for a total contract amount of $389,141, to provide consulting services for the evaluation of proposed development at Paseo Nuevo, including assessing the economics of the development proposal and assisting with drafting the final Disposition and Development Agreement as described in revised scope of services attached to the Third Amendment; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, for Professional Services for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo.
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7. Subject: Contract for Inspector of Record Services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project [Agreement] (520.02)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with TransTech, Inc. for Inspector of Record services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project in the amount of $698,514, with an additional $69,851 for extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $768,365.

8. Subject: Recruitment Schedule for City Advisory Groups (140.02) Recommendation:

A. The City Clerk’s Office will accept applications through Friday, October 3, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. to fill scheduled vacancies on various City Advisory Groups and the unscheduled vacancies resulting from resignations received in the City Clerk’s Office through Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.;
B. The City Council will conduct interviews of applicants for vacancies on various City Advisory Groups on Tuesday, October 21, 2025; and C. The City Council will make appointments to fill the vacancies on various City Advisory Groups on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
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CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS

CITY ATTORNEY

9. Subject: Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update and Short-Term Rental Program Ordinance Update (640.09)
Recommendation: That Council:

A. Receive an update on the Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program (“Program”) from the City Attorney’s Office;
B. Receive summary background and update on the future Short-Term Rental permitting program; and
C. Direct staff to draft a Short-Term Rental Program, including a Home Share Ordinance, for the inland and coastal areas of the City.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

10. Subject: Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment – Project Update [Resolution] (170.01) Recommendation: That Council:

A. Approve the amendment to the project description contained in the Project Agreement dated March 14, 2024 between the City of Santa Barbara and Paseo Propco, LLC and direct the City Administrator and the City Attorney to negotiate a Disposition and Development Agreement for redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center consistent with the terms outlined in the Council Agenda Report including the change in configuration of the project and the City’s financial contribution; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara Supplementing Resolution No. 24-016 Declaring Designated Parcels of City-Owned Property to be Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant to Subparagraph (J) of Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (F) of California Government Code Section 54221 – Paseo Nuevo – by the Addition of CityOwned Property Commonly Referred to as Parking Lot 2.

COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS & ENGAGEMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY)

ADJOURNMENT

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

MEETING AGENDA
DATE: August 5, 2025 Kristen W. Sneddon, Chair
TIME: 12:00 p.m. Oscar Gutierrez
PLACE: Council Chambers Mike Jordan
Office of the City Office of the City
Administrator Attorney
Kelly McAdoo Sarah Knecht
City Administrator, City Administrator’s Office City Attorney Nicole Grisanti
Supervisor, City Administrator’s Office
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File Code No. 120.03

ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION
SUBJECT: Proposal to Amend Section of Title 17 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Pertaining to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor RECOMMENDATION: That Ordinance Committee forward to City Council for introduction, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code (“SBMC”) by Adding Section to 17.20.005 Relating to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Ordinance Committee
FROM: Waterfront Department
SUBJECT: Proposal to Amend Section of Title 17 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Pertaining to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor
RECOMMENDATION:

That Ordinance Committee forward to City Council for introduction, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code (“SBMC”) by Adding Section to 17.20.005 Relating to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

BACKGROUND:

Since 1987, the north end of the Cabrillo Landing dock area of the Santa Barbara Harbor has been operated by the California Sea Urchin Commission (CSUC), Santa Barbara Chapter, to berth nine commercial fishing vessels under a license agreement with the Waterfront Department.

The latest license agreement expired on August 31, 2024, and it is currently in holdover status. Following several meetings between CSUC representatives, the Harbor Commission Commercial Fishing Workgroup, and Waterfront staff, it was determined and subsequently recommended by the Harbor Commission at the March 20, 2025 Regular Harbor Commission Meeting to forego continuation of a license agreement and designate the nine slips as commercial fishing slips, to be governed under the Commercial Fishing Policy as Slip Permits, and as part of this process deem these nine commercial slips nontransferable.

DISCUSSION:

The nine commercial fishing slips will be integrated into the current Commercial Fishing Policy, allowing eligible permittees to operate under the standard policy regulating commercial fishing slip permits.

Agenda Item No. 1
File Code No. 120.03
Ordinance Committee Agenda Report
Proposal to Amend Section of Title 17 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Pertaining to Transfer of Slip Permits in the Santa Barbara Harbor
August 5, 2025

The Cabrillo Landing location has been a critical resource for commercial fishing operations. However, recent evaluations have indicated that integrating these slips into the Commercial Fishing Policy could improve commercial fishing activities, provide opportunity for dock space to seasoned and new commercial fishers, and ensure compliance with current regulatory standards in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

The nine commercial fishing slip permits will be deemed as non-transferable, meaning they cannot be sold or transferred to another party in the future. Should a slip permittee surrender their slip permit, it will be assigned to another eligible commercial fishing boat owner via the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery, ensuring equitable access for all qualified applicants. Slip permits received from the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery do not pay a transfer fee to the Waterfront Department.

CONCLUSION:

The proposed amendment to the Municipal Code aims to promote sustainable commercial fishing practices and support commercial fishers in the Santa Barabara Harbor. Through this process, the Waterfront Department aims to enhance the viability of commercial fishing operations in the harbor.

ATTACHMENT: Draft Ordinance
PREPARED BY: Cesar Barrios, Waterfront Business Manager SUBMITTED BY: Mike Wiltshire, Waterfront Director
APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

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1 ORDINANCE NO. _______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA AMENDING THE SANTA
BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE (“SBMC”) BY ADDING
SECTION TO 17.20.005 RELATING TO TRANSFER

OF SLIP PERMITS IN THE SANTA BARBARA
HARBOR

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17.20 of Title 17 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

17.20.005. Slip Assignment Policy.

A. Purpose.

1. Generally. The purpose of the Slip Assignment Policy is to provide regulations for the primary purpose of the Harbor, which is to provide in-water storage for commercial and recreational vessels actively used for their intended purpose.

2. Limited Secondary Use. As a limited secondary use, a slip permittee may be permitted to reside aboard a vessel by obtaining a permit from the Waterfront Department pursuant to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

B. Slip permits.

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2 1. Slip Permit. Before any vessel is allowed in a slip in the Santa Barbara Harbor, a permit must be issued pursuant to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code for that vessel by the Waterfront Department. Slip Permits, as approved by the Waterfront Director, shall be revocable month-to-month licenses. Slip permittees shall comply with applicable ordinances and resolutions, including fee provisions, adopted by the Santa Barbara City Council. No such Slip Permit shall be transferable after death of the slip permittee or by inheritance. A Slip Permit may, however, be assigned to a deceased slip permittee's surviving spouse or domestic partner registered with the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 9.135 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code pursuant to Section

17.20.005.D.2.b herein.

2. Ownership of Vessel Required. A slip permittee must at all times have an equity ownership interest in the vessel assigned to the Slip Permit. a. Proof of Ownership Required. An equity ownership interest in a vessel must be established at the time a Slip Permit is issued to a slip permittee or transferred in accordance with Section 17.20.005.D herein by submitting any of the following documents to the Waterfront Department: (i) state vessel registration listing the prospective slip permittee as an owner; (ii) federal documentation listing the prospective slip permittee as an owner; or (iii) a notarized bill of sale in the name of the prospective slip permittee. If proof of vessel ownership is a notarized bill of sale, a fully completed state registration or federal documentation with all slip permittees listed as vessel owners must be submitted to the Waterfront Department within 90 days of the submittal of the Slip Permit application. If completed state registration or federal documentation is not

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3 submitted to the Waterfront Department within 90 days of submittal of the Slip Permit application, the Slip Permit shall be subject to termination in accordance with the Slip Permit termination procedures set forth in Section 17.20.005 herein. b. Permitted Types of Ownership. Corporations, limited liability corporations, partnerships, non-profit organizations, trusts, governmental agencies or individuals may own vessels. If a vessel is owned by an entity other than an individual, non- profit organization or governmental agency, the Slip Permit applicant(s) or slip permittee(s) must submit to the Waterfront Department documentation satisfactory to the Waterfront Directory establishing that the person(s) signing the Slip Permit has the full legal authority to bind the entity and hold it fully responsible for the Slip Permit. If the vessel is owned by a governmental agency or non-profit organization, the agency or organization must designate in writing a representative from the agency or organization who will be responsible for all aspects of the Slip Permit. Changing the name of the person so designated shall require payment of a slip transfer fee pursuant to Section

17.20.005.D herein, unless waived by the Waterfront Director. Slip permittees shall be responsible for keeping their current mailing address on file with the Waterfront Department. Failure to do so shall relieve the Waterfront Department from all responsibility to notify the slip permittees of changes to this code or applicable rules and regulations.

3. Replacement Vessel. If the vessel assigned to the Slip Permit is sold, donated, stolen, destroyed or otherwise permanently removed from its Slip, its owner must notify the Waterfront Department within 15 days of such event. The slip permittee

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4 must place a replacement vessel in the Slip assigned to the slip permittee within 180 days after the occurrence of the event causing the removal of the vessel assigned to the Slip Permit, unless granted a written exemption from the Waterfront Director. Failure of timely reporting of a sold, donated, stolen, destroyed or otherwise permanently removed vessel, or timely assignment of a replacement vessel, shall be grounds for termination of the Slip Permit.

4. Slip Fees. The slip permittee shall pay one month's Slip Fee, in advance, plus applicable fees and deposits when the Slip Permit application is submitted to the Waterfront Department. Slip Fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

5. Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture. The City Council may by resolution establish exclusive or preferential uses within all, or within certain areas of, the Harbor for use by vessels employed in commercial fishing and/or aquaculture. For purposes of this section, a commercial fishing vessel or vessel employed in aquaculture is a vessel in use pursuant to a valid and current commercial fishing or aquaculture permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Game. Such a vessel shall be a continuing source of income pursuant to the appropriate California permits, in accord with regulations adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

6. Sub-License. It is unlawful for any person issued a Slip Permit to rent (whether or not compensation is paid or other value is received) the Slip Permit to any other person or entity.

C. Slip waiting lists.

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5 1. Master Waiting List. The waiting list for the assignment of Harbor marina slips, as created by City Council Ordinance, is renamed the "Master Waiting List." The Master Waiting List is divided into categories according to slip length. Applicants on the Master Waiting List have designated a category of slip length from which they seek a slip assignment. Applicants may not change their designated category of slip length and no new applicants shall be added to the Master Waiting List. a. Procedure for Slip Assignment to Master Waiting List Applicants.

When a slip becomes available, it shall be offered for assignment according to whether the slip is a designated commercial fishing slip or whether it can be utilized for either commercial or recreational purposes. For purposes of this section, commercial fishing slip means a slip that is specially designated by the Waterfront Director as a slip reserved for qualified commercial fishermen ("Commercial Fishing Slip"). If the slip is designated as a Commercial Fishing Slip, it shall be assigned according to subsection C.5 herein to a qualified commercial fisherman. If it is not so designated, it shall be offered for assignment to the applicant in the slip-length category of the available slip with the earliest chronological application date on the Master Waiting List. The available slip shall be offered to each applicant in turn on the Master Waiting List within the slip-length category of the available slip until the slip is either accepted by an applicant or declined by all applicants for that slip- length category.
b. Procedure for Accepting or Declining a Slip Assignment Offer. i. Acceptance of Slip Assignment Offer. Notification of slip availability shall be mailed by the Waterfront Department to the applicant at the applicant's most

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6 recent address on file in the Waterfront Department. Acceptance of the slip assignment offer must be submitted by the applicant in writing to the Waterfront Department within 30 days of the date of mailing the notice of slip availability. ii. Completing Slip Assignment. An applicant who accepts a slip-permit offer shall have 90 days from the date of the offer to place a vessel in a designated slip and meet all associated requirements and obligations to complete that slip assignment, as described in this section.
iii. Declined Slip Offer. Failure of an applicant to accept a slip assignment offer within 30 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer. Declining a slip offer will result in removal of the applicant's name from the List and in the loss of all fees paid by the applicant.
c. Unassigned Slips from the Master Waiting List. If an available slip is offered and declined by all applicants on the Master Waiting List registered for the sliplength category of the available slip, or if a slip-length category on the Master Waiting List is depleted of applicants, the slip shall be referred for assignment to a Sub- Master Waiting List in accordance with subsection C.2 herein.

2. Sub-Master Waiting List. All applicants in all slip-length categories on the Master Waiting List shall also be applicants on the Sub-Master Waiting List. The Sub-Master Waiting List shall be ordered chronologically, according to application date, and not divided into slip-length categories. The applicant on the Master Waiting List with the earliest chronological application date, regardless of designated slip-length category,

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7 shall be the first applicant on the Sub-Master List. The applicant on the Master Waiting List with the second earliest chronological application date shall be the second applicant on the Sub-Master List, and so on.
a. Procedure for Slip Assignment to Sub-Master Waiting List Applicants. A slip that becomes available for assignment to the Sub-Master Waiting List shall be offered to the first applicant on the Sub-Master Waiting List. If the slip offer is declined, it shall be offered to the second applicant on the List, and so on, until the slip is either accepted by an applicant or declined by all applicants on the Sub-Master List. b. Procedure for Accepting or Declining a Slip Assignment Offer. i. Acceptance of Slip Assignment Offer. Notification of slip availability shall be mailed by the Waterfront Department to the applicant at the applicant's most recent address on file in the Waterfront Department. Acceptance of the slip assignment offer must be submitted by the applicant in writing to the Waterfront Department within 14 days of the date of mailing the notice of slip availability. ii. Declined Slip Offer. Failure of an applicant to accept a slip assignment offer in writing within 14 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer. Declining a slip offer from the Sub-Master List will not result in removal of the applicant's name from the Master or Sub-Master Waiting lists, loss of any fees paid, or change in the applicant's position on either List.

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8 c. Unassigned Slips from the Sub-Master Waiting List. If a slip assignment offer is declined by all applicants on the Sub-Master Waiting List, or if there are no applicants on the Sub-Master Waiting List, the slip shall be referred for assignment to a Lottery List in accordance with subsection C.3 herein.

3. Lottery List. Any slip that remains unassigned after being offered for assignment to the Master Waiting List and Sub-Master Waiting List, or if the Sub-Master Waiting List is depleted of applicants, shall be offered for assignment to a Lottery List.

The Lottery List shall be comprised of applicants selected by lot by the Harbor Commission Chair at a public meeting. Procedures for formation of the Lottery List shall be established by the Waterfront Department Slip Waiting Lists regulation adopted by resolution of the City Council.
a. Procedure for Placement on the Lottery List.
i. Qualification for Placement on the Lottery List. To qualify for placement on the Lottery List, all applicants must timely submit a Lottery List Participation Request in accordance with the Slip Waiting Lists regulation containing the applicant's name, telephone number and address. An individual may submit only one Lottery List Participation Request.
ii. Notification of Ranking and Potential Placement on Lottery List.

Within five business days after the Harbor Commission Lottery List drawing, the Waterfront Department shall mail notification to each applicant whose Lottery Participation Request was selected by the Harbor Commission of their ranking and potential placement on the Lottery List. Notification shall be provided by certified mail,

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9 return receipt requested, to the applicant at the address shown on the Lottery List Participation Request form. A Lottery List Acceptance Form shall accompany the notification. Applicants not selected for ranking in the Lottery List drawing shall be notified in writing that their Lottery List Participation Request was not selected. The Waterfront Department shall discard the Lottery List Participation Requests not selected. iii. Procedure to Accept Placement on the Lottery List. (A) Within 30 days of the date of mailing notification of Lottery List rankings, selected applicants ranked numbers one through 50 shall return the completed Lottery List Acceptance Form and the Lottery List Placement Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council to the Waterfront Department. Any such applicant failing to return the Acceptance Form and Lottery List Placement Fee to the Waterfront Department within the required 30-day period shall not have a position on the Lottery List, and their Lottery Participation Request shall be discarded by the Waterfront Department.
(B) Should any applicant ranked numbers one through 50 fail timely return of the Lottery List Acceptance Form and the Lottery List Placement Fee, notification will be sent to the next-ranked applicant for potential placement on the Lottery List as provided by resolution of City Council. Any such applicant ranked numbers 51 through 70 offered potential placement on the Lottery List shall, within 14 days of the date of such mailing, return the completed Lottery List Acceptance Form and the Lottery List Placement Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council to the Waterfront Department. Any such applicant failing to return the Acceptance Form and

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10 Lottery List Placement Fee to the Waterfront Department within the required 14 day period shall not have a position on the Lottery List, and their Lottery Participation Request shall be discarded by the Waterfront Department.
b. Procedure for Slip Assignment to Lottery List Applicants. A slip that becomes available for assignment to the Lottery List shall be offered for assignment to applicants on the Lottery List according to their rank on the Lottery List. If a slip assignment offer is declined by all applicants on the Lottery List, the slip shall be held in the Waterfront Department's visitor slip inventory for a period of six months. After six months, the slip assignment shall be re-offered individually to applicants on the Lottery List in the same order as the slip assignment was initially offered. If the slip remains unassigned after the re-offer, the procedure shall be repeated every six months until the slip assignment offer is accepted.
c. Procedure for Accepting or Declining a Slip Assignment Offer from the Lottery List.
i. Acceptance of Slip Assignment Offer. Notification of slip availability shall be mailed by the Waterfront Department to the applicant at the applicant's most recent address on file in the Waterfront Department. Acceptance of the slip assignment offer must be submitted by the applicant in writing to the Waterfront Department within 14 days of the date of mailing the notice of slip availability. Acceptance must be submitted to the Waterfront Department in writing.
ii. An existing marina slip permittee, or spouse or legally registered domestic partner of a slip permittee, who is offered a slip assignment from the Lottery List

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11 shall relinquish an existing Slip Permit assigned to that permittee or that permittee's spouse or legally registered domestic partner to the Waterfront Department prior to, and as a condition for, an assignment from the Lottery List. iii. Declined Lottery List Assignment Offer. Failure of an applicant to accept a slip assignment offer in writing within 14 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer. Declining a slip assignment offer will not result in removal of the applicant's name from the Lottery List, loss of the applicant's Lottery List Placement Fee, Lottery List Renewal Fee, or change in the applicant's position on the Lottery List.
d. Lottery List Eligibility. An applicant whose name is on the Master Slip Waiting List is not eligible for inclusion on the Lottery List.

4. Slip Waiting Lists Fees.
a. Master Waiting List Renewal Fee. An annual non-refundable Master Waiting List Renewal Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid by each applicant on the Master Waiting List prior to the first day of November each year. Failure to timely pay the annual renewal fee shall cause removal of the applicant's name from the List.
b. Lottery List Placement Fee and Renewal Fee.
i. Lottery List Placement Fee. Each applicant selected for placement on the Lottery List shall return the Lottery List Acceptance Form along with a nonrefundable Lottery List Placement Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City

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12 Council. Failure to timely pay the Lottery List Placement Fee shall cause the applicant's name to not be placed on the Lottery List.
ii. Lottery List Renewal Fee. An annual non-refundable Lottery List Renewal Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid prior to the first day of November each year. Failure to timely pay the annual Lottery List Renewal Fee shall cause removal of the applicant's name from the Lottery List. iii. Lottery List Assignment Fee. A Lottery List Assignment Fee shall be paid by the applicant at the time a Lottery List slip assignment is made in an amount established by resolution of the City Council. Failure to timely pay the Lottery List Assignment Fee shall be deemed a declined offer.
c. Slip Waiting Lists Transfer Fee.
i. Slip Waiting Lists Transfer Fee. Any slip permittee assigned a slip from either the Master Waiting List, Sub-Master Waiting List or Lottery List shall pay a Slip Waiting List Transfer Fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council to transfer the slip within five years of the date of the slip assignment. After five years, a standard Slip Transfer Fee shall be paid in an amount established by resolution of the City Council. A slip transfer shall be accomplished in accordance with subsection D herein.
ii. Exemptions from Slip Waiting Lists Transfer Fee; Mooring Licensee Priority Assignment. Payment of the Slip Waiting Lists Transfer Fee shall not be required for the transfer of a Slip Permit by a slip permittee who obtained a permit to occupy a slip

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13 pursuant to a mooring licensee priority assignment as provided in the "Marina One and Four Expansion Slip Assignment Policy and Procedures" document. A standard Slip Transfer Fee is required.
iii. Hardship Waiver/Appeal. The Waterfront Department, Waterfront Director, Harbor Commission or City Council shall not accept or consider any slip permittee's appeal or request for a waiver from payment of the Slip Waiting Lists Transfer Fee.

5. Commercial Fishing/Aquaculture Slip Assignment. Commercial Fishing Slips shall be offered for assignment only to qualified commercial fishermen. Prior to assignment of a Commercial Fishing Slip from either the Master Waiting List, SubMaster Waiting List, or the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery, a commercial fisherman must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Waterfront Department that the commercial fisherman possesses the following minimum qualifications: (i) a commercial fishing or aquaculture permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Game; (ii) a Fish and Game permit for the vessel that is to be moored in the Commercial Fishing Slip as a commercial fishing vessel; and (iii) satisfaction of the terms and criteria to qualify as a qualified commercial fisherman, as established by City Council resolution, including the requirement for earnings from commercial fishing in years prior to the pending Commercial Fishing Slip assignment ("Qualified Commercial Fisherman"). a. Master Waiting List. Commercial Fishing Slips that become available for assignment to commercial fishermen on the Master Waiting List shall be offered for assignment to the commercial fisherman registered in the slip-length category of the

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14 available slip with the earliest chronological application date. If there are no commercial fishermen registered on the Master Waiting List in the slip-length category available, the slip shall be referred to the Sub-Master List.
i. Acceptance of Commercial Fishing Slip Assignment Offer. A Commercial Fishing Slip offered for assignment to a commercial fisherman from the Master Waiting List shall be accepted in accordance with the procedures for acceptance of a slip from the Master Waiting List set forth in paragraph 1.b.i. of this subsection C.

Prior to assignment of the Commercial Fishing Slip, the commercial fisherman must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Waterfront Department that he or she is a Qualified Commercial Fisherman.
ii. Declined Slip Offers. Failure of an applicant to accept a slip assignment offer in writing within 30 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer. Declining a Commercial Fishing Slip offer shall result in removal of the commercial fisherman's name from the Master Waiting List and loss of all fees paid by the commercial fisherman. b. Sub-Master Waiting List. Commercial fishermen registered for commercial slips on the Master Waiting List shall also be applicants on the Sub-Master Waiting List. The commercial fisherman registered for a commercial slip on the Master Waiting List with the earliest chronological application date shall be the first-ranked commercial fisherman on the Sub-Master List. If a commercial slip offer is declined by all commercial fishermen registered for commercial slips on the Sub- Master List, it shall be referred to the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery process for assignment.

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15 i. Acceptance of Commercial Fishing Slip. A Commercial Fishing Slip offered for assignment to the Sub-Master Waiting List shall be accepted according to the procedures for acceptance of a slip from the Sub-Master Waiting List set forth in paragraph 2.b.i. of this subsection C. Prior to assignment of the Commercial Fishing Slip, the commercial fisherman must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Waterfront Department that he or she is a Qualified Commercial Fisherman. ii. Declined Commercial Fishing Slip Offers. Failure of the applicant to accept the slip in writing within 14 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer. Declining a slip offer will not result in the commercial fisherman's name being removed from the List, loss of the applicant's fees, or change in the applicant's position on the List. c. Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery. A Commercial Fishing Slip that remains unaccepted after being offered to all commercial fishermen registered for commercial slips on the Sub-Master List shall be offered for assignment according to a single lottery process called the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery. Procedures for formation of the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery shall be established by the Waterfront Department Slip Waiting Lists regulation adopted by resolution of the City Council. To qualify for participation in the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery, all applicants must timely submit a Lottery Participation Request in accordance with the Slip Waiting Lists regulation containing the applicant's name, telephone number and address. An individual may submit only one Commercial Fishing Lottery List Participation Request. i. Procedure for Assignment from Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery.

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16 (A) Offer of Commercial Fishing Slip Assignment. A Commercial Fishing Slip that becomes available for assignment in accordance with the Slip Waiting Lists regulation shall be offered for assignment to an applicant according to his or her rank in the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery. The applicant ranked in the first position shall be offered the available Commercial Fishing Slip. If the first-ranked applicant declines the offer or fails to meet the requirements for a Qualified Commercial Fisherman, the second-ranked applicant shall be offered the Commercial Fishing Slip assignment, and so on.
(B) Acceptance of Commercial Fishing Slip. Acceptance of the slip assignment offer must be made in writing and submitted to the Waterfront Department within 30 days of the date of mailing notice of slip availability. The acceptance form shall include the necessary information to verify qualification for a Commercial Fishing Slip.

Any applicant failing to submit the required information to verify eligibility, or any applicant failing to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this paragraph 5 for a Qualified Commercial Fisherman, shall be removed from consideration for slip assignment during that Lottery.
(C) Declined Commercial Fishing Slip Offer. Failure of an applicant to accept the Commercial Fishing Slip assignment offer in writing within 30 days of the date of mailing of such offer by the Waterfront Department shall be considered a declined offer.

Declining a slip offer, or failing to meet the requirements for a Qualified Commercial Fisherman shall result in removal of the applicant's name for slip assignment in that Lottery.

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17 (D) An existing marina slip permittee who is offered a Commercial Fishing Slip assignment shall relinquish an existing slip permit to the Waterfront Department prior to, and in exchange for, a Commercial Fishing Slip assignment from the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery.
ii. Unassigned Commercial Fishing Slips. If a Commercial Fishing Slip assignment offer is declined by all applicants selected in the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery, or if no selected applicants meet the requirements of a Qualified Commercial Fisherman, the Commercial Fishing Slip shall be held in the Waterfront Department's visitor-slip inventory for a period of six months. After six months, the Commercial Fishing Slip assignment shall be offered to applicants in a new Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery.

If the Commercial Fishing Slip remains unassigned, this procedure shall be repeated every six months until the Commercial Fishing Slip is assigned.

D. Transfer of slip permits.

1. Procedure. The permittee of a slip may transfer the Slip Permit to a new or changed person upon the sale or transfer of an equity ownership interest in a vessel if all the following conditions are met:
a. A written application for the transfer of a Slip Permit is filed within 15 days after the sale or transfer of the equity ownership interest in the vessel. b. The slip permittee shall notify the Waterfront Department in writing within 15 days of the sale or transfer of an equity ownership interest, whether in whole or

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18 in part, of a vessel to an individual, entity, non-profit or governmental agency and specify if the Slip Permit is to be transferred or retained by the permittee. c. Every permittee must supply proof of ownership of a permitted vessel pursuant to the requirements of subsection B.2 of this section within 15 days of any change, in whole or in part, in the equity ownership of the vessel. d. The Transfer Fee or waiting list Transfer Fee and all other fees and deposits are paid in full within 15 days after the sale or transfer of interest, in whole or in part, of the vessel.
e. The owner must bring an operable vessel to the Administration Dock for verification of length and beam. If the vessel is not operable, the Waterfront Director may waive these requirements for not more than 90 days, solely for the purpose of repair. f. A slip permittee must be in good standing with the Waterfront Department at the time that the Slip Permit transfer application is submitted to the Waterfront Department. A slip permittee is in good standing with the Waterfront Department if, at the time of submittal of the Slip Permit transfer application, both of the following are true and correct: (i) all fees or charges owed to the Waterfront Department by the slip permittee have been paid in full; and (ii) the Waterfront Department has not issued a written notice to terminate the Slip Permit, whether such notice of termination has been received by the slip permittee or not.

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19 g. The nine (9) commercial fishing slip permits located at Cabrillo Landing shall be designated as non-transferable. No individual or entity shall be permitted to transfer, sell, or assign their rights to these slips to any other party.

In the event a Cabrillo Landing slip permit expires or is terminates for any reason, the rights to the associated slip shall automatically revert back to the City.

Upon reversion of the slip to the City , the slip shall be reassigned through the Commercial Fishing Slip Lottery.

Only individuals or entities who meet the requirements set forth in the Commercial Fishing Policy shall be eligible to participate in the lottery for the reassignment of any of the nine slips.

2. Death of Slip Permittee.
a. Death of Sole Slip Permittee.
i. No Transfer of Slip Permit After Death. No Slip Permit may be transferred after the death of a sole slip permittee.
ii. Notification of Death. Not later than 30 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee, the administrator or executor of the estate of the slip permittee shall notify the Waterfront Department in writing of the death. If such notification is not received by the Waterfront Department within 30 days of the date shown on the death certificate as the date of death, the Slip Permit shall be deemed to be terminated 60 days after such date. Upon termination of the Slip Permit, permission to berth shall be denied by the Waterfront

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20 Director, and the administrator or executor of the estate of the deceased slip permittee shall remove the vessel from the Harbor District immediately. Failure to immediately remove the vessel from the Harbor may, at the option of the Waterfront Director, result in the assessment of visitor fees at the visitor fee rate then in effect. iii. Removal of Vessel. If notification of death as required in paragraph ii above is received by the Waterfront Department, the estate of the deceased slip permittee may have a period of time not exceeding 120 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee to remove the vessel from the slip. All regular Slip Fees are due and payable by the estate during this period. b. Death of Slip Permittee with Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner at Time of Death.
i. Assignment of Slip Permit After Death. Subject to compliance with the requirements below, a Slip Permit may be assigned to the surviving spouse or domestic partner (registered with the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter

9.135 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code) of a slip permittee after the death of the slip permittee.
ii. Notification of Death. Not later than 30 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee, the administrator or executor of the estate of the slip permittee or the slip permittee's surviving spouse or registered domestic partner shall notify the Waterfront Department in writing of the death of the slip permittee. The notification to the Waterfront Department shall also

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21 state whether the spouse or legally registered domestic partner seeks assignment of the Slip Permit. Assignment of the Slip Permit to the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner will be approved by the Waterfront Director only if: (A) the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner can satisfactorily demonstrate an equity ownership interest in the vessel as provided in subsection B of this section; and (B) either proof of marriage to the slip permittee at the time of the slip permittee's death is provided to the Waterfront Department or proof of registration on the domestic partnership list as the slip permittee's domestic partner at the time of the slip permittee's death is provided to the Waterfront Department. If notification is not received by the Waterfront Department within 30 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee, or the surviving spouse or legally registered domestic partner does not qualify for assignment of the Slip Permit, the Slip Permit shall be deemed to be terminated 60 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee.

Upon termination of the Slip Permit, permission to berth shall be denied by the Waterfront Director and the surviving spouse, registered domestic partner or estate of the deceased slip permittee shall remove the vessel from the Harbor District immediately. Failure to immediately remove the vessel from the Harbor may, at the option of the Waterfront Director, result in the assessment of visitor fees at the visitor fee rate then in effect. iii. Removal of Vessel. If notification of death as required in paragraph b.ii above is received by the Waterfront Department and the slip permittee's surviving spouse or registered domestic partner does not seek assignment of the Slip Permit, or does not qualify for assignment as provided herein, the estate of the deceased slip

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22 permittee, surviving spouse or registered domestic partner shall have a period of time not exceeding 120 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee to remove the vessel from the slip. All regular Slip Fees are due and payable by the surviving spouse, registered domestic partner or estate of the deceased slip permittee during this period.
c. Death of Slip Permittee with Multiple Slip Permit Partners. i. Slip Permit Remains Valid. Upon the death of one of the slip permittee partners, subject to compliance with the requirements herein, a Slip Permit held by multiple Slip Permit partners remains valid in the names of the remaining Slip Permit partners.
ii. Notification of Death. Not later than 30 days after the date established on the death certificate as the date of death of the slip permittee, either the administrator or executor of the estate of the deceased slip permittee or the deceased slip permittee's surviving spouse or registered domestic partner or one of the remaining Slip Permit partners shall notify the Waterfront Department in writing of the death of the slip permittee. Such notification shall also state whether the spouse or registered domestic partner seeks assignment of the Slip Permit in the deceased slip permittee's partnership position or not. To become a Slip Permit partner, the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner must satisfy the requirements set forth in paragraph b.ii above.

E. Yacht brokerages.

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23 1. Definitions.

For the purpose of this section, "yacht brokerage" means a business entity that deals in the sale of vessels in compliance with applicable state, federal and local laws and regulations, and conducts the brokerage upon real property in the Harbor Area in accordance with a current and valid lease agreement with the City.

For the purpose of this section, "yacht brokerage slip" means any slip assigned to a yacht brokerage.

2. Number of Slips. No yacht brokerage may validly hold permits to more than 15 slips at any given time in the Santa Barbara Harbor. No more than 30 yacht brokerage slips shall be assigned at any time. Any assignments exceeding these limits are void.

3. Slip Assignments. Yacht brokerage slip assignments will be registered with the Waterfront Department and the appropriate fee paid. Yacht brokerage slip assignments shall not extend beyond one year. The Waterfront Director retains the discretion to assign vacated slips, temporarily cancelled slips, visitor slips, end ties and side ties as yacht brokerage slips.

4. No Overnight Stays. Use of any yacht brokerage slip for overnight stays is illegal at all times and under all circumstances, unless expressly authorized during emergencies by the Waterfront Director.

5. Payment. Yacht brokerages will pay full monthly rental rates when due to the City on all slips and will not charge slip rates in excess of that charged by the

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24 City in the current Resolution of the City Council establishing mooring and Slip Fees in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

F. Temporary cancellation.

1. Temporary Cancellation. A slip permittee may request temporary cancellation of the Slip Permit. The Waterfront Department may grant the request for temporary cancellation of a Slip Permit to a slip permittee desiring to take an extended cruise for a period of not less than 90 days. During the period of temporary cancellation, the permittee shall pay a reduced Slip Fee equivalent to 25% of the normal Slip Fee. In the event the permittee's vessel returns before expiration of the 90 days, the full monthly slip rate will be reinstated and shall be charged for the entire period of time that the permittee's vessel was absent from the Harbor.

2. Ownership of Vessel on Temporary Cancellation. A slip permittee must be and remain at all times an owner of the vessel registered to the Slip Permit that is issued temporary cancellation status by the Waterfront Department. Relinquishing ownership of the vessel for any reason shall be cause for termination of temporary status and reinstatement of the full monthly Slip Fees beginning on the date ownership of the vessel is relinquished. In the event that the vessel is destroyed by fire or other natural causes, reinstatement of monthly Slip Fees shall be determined by the Waterfront Director in his or her sole discretion.

3. Removal of Personal Belongings Prior to Temporary Cancellation.

Prior to beginning temporary cancellation status, all skiffs, kayaks, boat lines, fenders, dock steps and all other appurtenances or equipment must be removed from the slip

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25 berthing the vessel whose owner requests temporary cancellation and from the dock adjacent to the slip berthing the vessel whose owner requests temporary cancellation.

4. Temporary Cancellation Exceeding One Year. Slip permittees with vessels absent for more than one year on extended cruise shall advise the Waterfront Department if the slip permittee intends to continue on extended cruise status on or before the end of the one-year period and shall provide the Waterfront Director with proof of ownership of the vessel. Lack of annual notification or verification of vessel ownership is grounds for revoking temporary cancellation status.

G. Visitor slip assignments. The Waterfront Department retains the right to utilize vacant slips and slips with temporarily canceled Slip Permits for transient slip assignments. No more than 30 visitor slips, exclusive of temporary cancellations and end ties and side ties, shall be maintained for transient vessels.

H. Exchange of permits. Slip permittees utilizing comparably sized slips may exchange (trade) slips with one another upon approval of the Waterfront Director. A processing fee or the slip transfer fee shall be charged upon the exchange of permits as provided by City Council resolution. A permittee subject to the Waiting List Transfer Fee (see subsection C of this section) who exchanges a permit pursuant to this section shall remain subject to the Waiting List Transfer Fee. If the Waiting List Transfer Fee is charged following the exchange, it will be charged according to the fee applicable to the slip originally assigned. For purposes of the Waiting List Transfer Fee, the time the permittee holds the exchanged permit shall be added to the time the original permit was held. No exchanges will be permitted unless all rents, fees and deposits due are paid.

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26 I. Waterfront Director termination of slip permits. The Waterfront Director may terminate a Slip Permit upon 30 days prior written notice of termination (except for the longer notice period provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection) to the slip permittee for any of the following reasons:

1. Late Payment of Monthly Slip Fees. Monthly Slip Fees are due and payable on the first day of the month with or without receipt of billing, and monthly Slip Fees are delinquent after the 15th day of the month. After the 15th day of the month, a late charge, in an amount established by resolution of the City Council, will be assessed and added to the Slip Fees which are delinquent. Failure to pay monthly Slip Fees, together with all accumulated late charges, may result in termination of the Slip Permit.

Termination of a Slip Permit due to late payment of Slip Fees may also result in termination of a live- aboard permit that may have been issued to a slip permittee of the terminated Slip Permit.

2. Death of a Sole Slip Permittee. A Slip Permit shall terminate 60 days after the date of death of a slip permittee under circumstances where the slip permittee has no surviving spouse, registered domestic partner or Slip Permit partners at the time of death.

3. Failure to Meet Requirements for Commercial Fishing Earnings.

Failure of a person with a specially designated Commercial Fishing Slip Permit issued in accordance with subsection B of this section to meet the requirements for commercial fishing earnings, as such earnings requirement is established by resolution of the City Council, may result in termination of the Commercial Fishing Slip Permit.

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27 4. Failure to Maintain Berthed Vessel in Operable Condition. Failure of a slip permittee to continuously maintain a vessel berthed in a slip in an operable condition may result in termination of the Slip Permit.

5. Failure of Slip Permittee to Comply With Waterfront Department Rules and Regulations. A slip permittee's or slip permittee's guest, visitor or invitee's failure to comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws and all Waterfront Department Rules and Regulations may result in termination of the Slip Permit.

6. Failure of Slip Permittee or guests or invitees to comply with standards of health, safety and welfare in the use of slips, vessels and the Harbor.

J. Appeal. If the Waterfront Director terminates a Slip Permit, the slip permittee may request a waiver of the termination from the Waterfront Director. To request a waiver, the slip permittee must file a written waiver request setting forth the grounds upon which the waiver is requested with the Waterfront Director within 10 days of the date that the Slip Permit is terminated. If the Waterfront Director denies the waiver, the slip permittee may appeal the Waterfront Director's decision to the Harbor Commission. The appeal shall be filed in writing with the City Clerk within 10 days of the date of the Waterfront Director's decision. The Harbor Commission's decision on the appeal shall be final. If no waiver request is filed, the slip permittee may appeal the Waterfront Director's decision to terminate the Slip Permit to the Harbor Commission. The slip permittee must file a written appeal setting forth the grounds upon which the appeal is based with the City Clerk within 10 days of the date that the Slip Permit is terminated.

The Harbor Commission's decision on the appeal shall be final.

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28 K. Vessels in the harbor must be operable.

1. Vessels Assigned to a Slip Permit Must Be Maintained as Operable Vessels. Vessels assigned to a Slip Permit must be continuously maintained in an operable condition. If, at any time, based upon the appearance of the vessel, inspection by the Waterfront Director, or other facts, the Waterfront Director determines that a vessel is not operable, the Waterfront Director shall give notice to the slip permittee requiring the slip permittee to demonstrate that the vessel is operable within 15 days of the date of the notice. If the slip permittee does not demonstrate operability of the vessel within the 15- day period, the Slip Permit may be terminated and the vessel shall be removed from the Harbor.

Exception Vessels Not Operable. Vessels that had assigned slips in the Santa Barbara Harbor on September 9, 1980, and which, on that date, were not operable, shall be exempt from the operation of this section until transfer of the Slip Permit, after which time the operability is required.

2. Vessels in the Harbor Must Be Operable. Vessels in the Harbor must be continuously maintained as operable vessels. It is unlawful to berth a vessel in the Harbor that is not operable.

L. Issuance of slip permit after termination. A slip permittee whose Slip Permit is terminated as provided herein may not apply for another Slip Permit until one year after the date upon which the Slip Permit is terminated. The Waterfront Director shall have the sole discretion to decide whether to issue another Slip Permit or not. The Waterfront Director's decision shall be final.

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29 (Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5023, 1997; Ord. 5109, 1999; Ord. 5140, 2000; Ord. 5206, 2001; Ord.5273, 2003; Ord. 5347, 2005; Ord. 5377, 2005; Ord. 5386, 2006; Ord. 5420, 2007; Ord. 5453, 2008; Ord. 5458, 2008; Ord. 5500, 2009; Ord. 5528, 2010; Ord. 5767, 2016; Ord. 5901, 2019; Ord. 6090, 2022; Ord. 6108, 2023)

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Administrator’s Office
SUBJECT: Employee Recognition – Service Award Pins
RECOMMENDATION:

That Council authorize the City Administrator to express the City’s appreciation to employees who are eligible to receive service award pins for their years of service through August 31, 2025.

DISCUSSION:

The City appreciates the loyalty to the community and the dedication to public service that are demonstrated by City employees throughout the organization every day. Since 1980, the City Employees’ Recognition Program has recognized length of City Service. Service award pins are presented to employees for every five years of service. Those employees achieving 25 years of service or more are eligible to receive their pins in front of the City Council.

Attached is a list of those employees who will be awarded pins for their service through August 31, 2025.

ATTACHMENT: August 2025 Service Awards
PREPARED BY: Talhia Dorado, Administrative Specialist
SUBMITTED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
APPROVED BY: City Administrator's Office
Agenda Item No. 1
File Code No. 120.04

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AUGUST 2025 SERVICE AWARDS
August 5, 2025 Council Meeting
5 Years
Mayra Esparza, Recreation Coordinator, Parks & Recreation Department 10 Years
Manuel Gonzalez, Grounds Maintenance Worker II, Parks & Recreation Department 15 YEARS
Simon Perez, Senior Wastewater Collection System Operator, Public Works Department Jerrold Holcomb, Grounds Maintenance Worker II, Parks & Recreation Department 20 YEARS
Timothy Burgess, Project Planner, Sustainability & Resilience Department Jill Murray, Creeks Supervisor, Sustainability & Resilience Department 25 YEARS
Gregory Corral, General Services Manager, Finance Department ORDINANCE NO.____________

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AIRPORT
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT NO. 202502

WITH JENNIFER SHIVELY, A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP,
OPERATING UNDER THE NAME DEAN, LOCATED AT 6100
HOLLISTER AVENUE, BUILDING 1 UNIT B, COMMENCING

UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ENABLING ORDINANCE

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 521 of the Charter of the City of Santa Barbara, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara approving and authorizing execution of Lease Agreement No. 202502 with Jennifer Shively, a Sole Proprietorship, operating under the name Dean, located at 6100 Hollister Avenue, Building 1 Unit B, commencing upon the effective date of the enabling ordinance, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk, is approved.

Agenda Item No. 2
File Code No. 330.04

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Human Resources
SUBJECT: Authorizing Portal to Portal Pay for Sworn and Non-Sworn Police and Fire Department Employees [Resolution]
RECOMMENDATION:

That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing Portal to Portal Pay for Sworn and Non-Sworn Police and Fire Personnel Assigned to Mutual Aid Response in Other Jurisdictions.

DISCUSSION:

On many occasions, both the Santa Barbara Police and Fire Departments are called to and are required when able to provide emergency support to other jurisdictions through mutual aid deployments during large-scale emergencies and natural disasters that require coordinated incident management and emergency response. These deployments are essential not only for regional collaboration and public safety but also for maintaining the City's mandated role in statewide emergency operations. However, under the current framework, the City is not receiving the reimbursement from the State for all eligible employees that are providing aid.

To address this issue and ensure the City is able to fully utilize its experienced personnel during mutual aid events, the City of Santa Barbara must adopt a formal resolution that designates specific Police Department classifications as eligible for reimbursement under the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA). This designation is required by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to authorize reimbursement for mutual aid services. performed by non-fire personnel during designated emergency operations.

The proposed resolution authorizes all employees in the Police and Fire Departments to be eligible for reimbursement.

Agenda Item No. 3
File Code No. 410.01
Council Agenda Report
Authorizing Portal to Portal Pay for Sworn and Non-Sworn Police and Fire Department Employees [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

When providing mutual aid, personnel would be eligible to receive compensation at a rate of one-and-one-half times their regular base rate of pay. This aligns with CFAA reimbursement standards and ensures the City can recover associated personnel costs.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

The fiscal impact of this change is unknown at this time but may result in the City of Santa Barbara being reimbursed more for mutual aid assignments.

PREPARED BY: Sam Ramirez, Labor Relations Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Rene Eyerly, Assistant City Administrator/Acting HR Director APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING PORTAL TO PORTAL

PAY FOR SWORN AND NON-SWORN POLICE AND FIRE

PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MUTUAL AID RESPONSE

IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara is a public agency located in the County of Santa Barbara, State of California;
WHEREAS, it is the City of Santa Barbara's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all its employees for time worked;
WHEREAS, the City has in its employ sworn Fire department response personnel, including but not limited to the Fire Chief, Fire Division Chiefs, Fire Battalion Chiefs, Fire Captains, Fire Engineers, Firefighters, and Fire Inspectors; WHEREAS, the City has in its employ sworn Police department response personnel, including but not limited to the Police Chief, Police Assistant Chief, Police Commander, Police Lieutenant, Police Sergeant, and Police Officer (Range A-D); WHEREAS, the City will compensate its employees’ portal to portal while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response;
WHEREAS, for this purpose "portal to portal" is defined as being from the time the employee leaves the normal duty station until the time the employee returns to the normal duty station;
WHEREAS, under the City's Management and Performance Compensation Plan and employment policies, the City incurs direct and/or replacement labor costs at the timeand-one-half overtime rate of pay for such emergency assignments; WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara will compensate its employees’ overtime in accordance with their Management and Performance Compensation Plan while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response; and
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2015 the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA) requires verification by the City Council of this practice; and WHEREAS, this action will not change the current terms and conditions under the City's applicable Memoranda of Understanding and employment policies.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA that:

1. Personnel shall be compensated according to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Management and Performance Compensation Plan, Personnel Rules and Regulations, and/or other directive that identifies personnel compensation in the workplace.

2. In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation rate, a "Base Rate" as set forth in an organizational policy, administrative directive or similar document will compensate such personnel.

3. The City of Santa Barbara Fire Department will maintain a current salary survey or acknowledgement of acceptance of the "base rate" on file with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Fire RescueDivision.

4. Personnel will be compensated (portal to portal) beginning at the time of dispatch to the return to jurisdiction when equipment and personnel are in service and available for agency response.

5. Fire andPoliceDepartmentpersonnel include all employees who work for those respective departments listed under the attached Resolution (Exhibit A) listing out and authorizing positions for each respective City Department. Fire Chief, Division Chief of Operations, Fire Business Manager, and Emergency ServicesManager.

ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Analyst I 1
Administrative Assistant* 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Airport Business Development Supervisor 1
Airport Business Manager 1
Airport Director 1
Airport Properties Manager 1
Assistant Airport Director 1
Marketing Coordinator 1
Marketing Supervisor 1
Property Management Specialist 2
12 CAPITAL SUPPORT
Administrative Analyst III 1
Principal Project Manager 1
2 CERTIFICATION & OPERATIONS
Airport Operations Manager 1
Airport Operations Specialist 7
Airport Operations Supervisor 3
Airport Operations Technician 2
Airport Security Aide 10
Senior Airport Security Aide 1
Senior Airport Operations Specialist 6
30 MAINTENANCE
Accounting Assistant 1
Airport Facilities Manager 1
Airport Maintenance Coordinator 1
Airport Maintenance Supervisor 1
Airport Maintenance Worker II 3
Custodial Supervisor 1
Custodian 8
Grounds Maintenance Crew Leader 1
Grounds Maintenance Worker II 1
Painter 2
Senior Airport Maintenance Worker 4
Senior Custodian 1
25 SECURITY
Airport Police Officer 8
Airport Police Officer II 4
Airport Patrol Supervisor 1
13 TOTAL AIRPORT DEPARTMENT 82

AIRPORT
RESOLUTION NO.

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT/DIVISION POSITIONS:

The Council hereby authorizes the following positions in each of the Departments and/or Divisions as provided for in the 2026 fiscal year operating budget:

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, AUTHORIZING CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS IN THE CITY'S SERVICE EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 2025, AND PROVIDING A SCHEDULE OF CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARIES FOR THE SAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Administrative Assistant to Mayor/Council* 1
Administrative Specialist* 1
Administrator's Office Supervisor* 1
Assistant City Administrator 1
City Administrator/City Clerk/Treasurer 1
Deputy City Administrator 1
Senior Assistant to the City Administrator 2
8 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
City Clerk Services Manager 1
Deputy City Clerk 3
4 CITY TV
Community Engagement Officer/PIO 1
Communications Specialist 1
City TV Production Specialist 1
City TV Production Supervisor 1
4 COMMUNITY VITAILITY INITIATIVES
Administrative Analyst II 1
Administrative Analyst III 1
Project Planner 1
State Street Master Planner 1
4 DOWNTOWN SERVICES
Accounting Assistant 1
Assistant Parking Coordinator 2.4
Downtown Plaza & Parking Manager 1
Electronics Technician II 1
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 1
Maintenance Crew Leader 2
Maintenance Worker II 6
Parking Coordinator 3
Parking Maintenance Coordinator 1
Parking Resources Specialist 1
Parking Supervisor 2
Project Planner 1
Public Works Manager 1
Senior Maintenance Worker 1
Senior Traffic Technician 1
23 2.4

HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES
Community Development Programs Specialist 0.5
Housing & Human Services Manager 1
Housing Program Specialist 2
Rental Housing Mediation Specialist 2
Rental Housing Mediation Supervisor 1
Sr Community Development Programs Specialist 1
7 0.5
TOTAL CITY ADMINISTRATOR 50 2.9

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

CITY ATTORNEY
Assistant City Attorney II 1
Assistant City Attorney III 1
Assistant City Attorney IV 2
Assistant City Attorney V 3 0.5
City Attorney 1
City Attorney Investigator III* 1
Law Practice Administrator* 1
Legal Administrative Assistant II* 3
Litigation Paralegal III* 1
Senior Legal Administrative Assistant* 1
15 0.5
TOTAL CITY ATTORNEY 15 0.5

ADMINISTRATION
Accounting Assistant 1
Administrative Assistant* 1
Administrative Assistant 3
Administrative Supervisor 1
Commission Secretary 3
Community Development Business Manager 1
Community Development Director 1
Graphic Designer 1
12 BUILDING & SAFETY
Administrative Analyst II 1
Administrative Specialist 2
Administrative/Clerical Supervisor 1
Building and Safety Supervisor 3
Building Inspector 4
Building Permit Technician 4
Chief Building Official 1
Planning Technician II 2
Plans Examiner 2
Records Technician 1
Senior Building Inspector/Specialty 5
Senior Plan Check Engineer 1
Senior Plans Examiner 2
29 PLANNING & ZONING
Administrative Analyst II 1
Associate Planner 11
City Planner 1
Planning Technician II 3
Principal Planner 1
Project Planner 11
Senior Planner II 3
31 TOTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 72

CITY ATTORNEY

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

ACCOUNTING
Accountant II 1
Accounting Supervisor 1
Accounting Technician* 2
Controller 1
Finance Analyst I* 1
Payroll and A/P Supervisor* 1
Senior Accountant 2
9 ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Assistant* 1
Finance Director 1
2 BUDGET
Administrative Analyst III* 1
Budget Manager 1
Finance Analyst II 1
3 GENERAL SERVICES
Buyer II 1
General Services Manager 1
Mail Services Specialist 1
1 Senior Buyer 1
Warehouse Specialist 1
6 RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk Analyst I* 2
Risk Analyst II* 2
Risk Manager 1
5 TREASURY
Accounting Assistant 4 0.5
Accounting Coordinator 1
Accounting Technician 2
Administrative Analyst III 1
Administrative Specialist 2
Assistant Finance Director 1
Finance Analyst I 2
Finance Supervisor 2
15 0.5
TOTAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT 40 0.5

FINANCE
Purchasing Supervisor
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Assistant* 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Emergency Services Manager 1
Fire Business Manager 1
Fire Chief 1
Office Specialist II 1
6 AIRPORT RESCUE & FIREFIGHTING
Fire Captain 3
Fire Engineer 6
9 OPERATIONS
Fire Battalion Chief 4
Fire Captain 25
Fire Engineer 24
Fire Operations Division Chief 1
Firefighter 27
81 PREVENTION
Fire Inspector II 3
Fire Inspector III 2
Fire Battalion Chief / Fire Marshal 1
Fire Public Education Coordinator 1
Fire Services Specialist 2
9 TOTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT 105

HUMAN RESOURCES
Administrative Specialist* 1
Human Resources Analyst I* 2
Human Resources Analyst II* 2
Human Resources Director 1
Human Resources Manager 1
Human Resources Technician* 1
Labor Relations Manager 1
Senior Human Resources Analyst* 2
11 TOTAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 11
FIRE

HUMAN RESOURCES
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Administrative Analyst I 1
Applications Administrator* 1
Applications Analyst* 1
Applications Analyst 3
Electronics/Communications Supervisor 1
Electronics/Communications Technician II 1
Geographic Information Systems Analyst 2
Geographic Information Systems Technician 2
Information Technology Administrator 1
Information Technology Director 1
1 Information Technology Project Manager 1
Information Technology Supervisor 4
Information Technology Technician I 2
Information Technology Technician II 3
Network Analyst 3
Senior Electronics/Communications Technician 3
System Administrator 1
Webmaster 1
33 TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT 33

LIBRARY
Administrative Analyst I 1
Administrative Assistant* 1
Department Systems Supervisor 1
Librarian II 9
Library Circulation Supervisor 2
Library Director 1
Library Services Manager 2
Library Systems Analyst 1
Library Systems Technician I 1
Library Systems Technician II 1
Library Technician 13 1.6
Library Technician (delete by 6/30/2026) 1
Marketing Coordinator 1
Outreach Coordinator 2
Outreach Coordinator (delete by 6/30/2026) 1
Senior Librarian 3
Senior Library Technician 1
Supervising Librarian 2
44 1.6
TOTAL LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 44 1.6

MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
City Councilmember 6
Mayor 1
7 TOTAL MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL 7

LIBRARY

MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
Information Technology Manager

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Analyst II 1
Assistant Parks & Recreation Director 1
Associate Planner 1
Administrative Assistant* 1
Capital Projects Supervisor 1
Parks and Recreation Business Manager 1
Parks and Recreation Director 1
Project Engineer I 1
Project Planner 1
9 NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUTREACH SERVICES
Neighborhood & Outreach Services Coordinator II 1
Neighborhood & Outreach Services Supervisor I 1
Recreation Coordinator 1
Recreation Specialist 1
4 PARKS
Administrative Assistant 1
Automotive/Equipment Technician 1
Custodian 1
Equipment Operator 3
Grounds Maintenance Crew Leader 4
Grounds Maintenance Worker I 3
Grounds Maintenance Worker II 8
Irrigation Systems Technician 2
Office Specialist II 1
Park Ranger 3
Parks Manager 1
Parks Superintendent 1
Parks Supervisor 3
Senior Grounds Maintenance Worker 6
Senior Maintenance Worker 1
Senior Tree Trimmer 2
Street Tree Supervisor 1
Supervising Park Ranger 1
Tree Care Specialist 1
Tree Trimmer II 3
Urban Forest Superintendent 1
48 RECREATION
Administrative Assistant 1
Administrative Specialist 4
Aquatics Specialist 1
Marketing Coordinator 1
Recreation Coordinator 8
Recreation Programs Manager 2
Recreation Supervisor I 2
Senior Recreation Supervisor 4
23 TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 84

PARKS AND RECREATION
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized
Administrative Assistant* 1
Police Services Coordinator 1
2 Assistant Police Chief 2
1 Police Commander 4
Police Lieutenant 3
20 Police Officer 112
142

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS & PERSONNEL
Administrative Analyst II 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Police Administrative Manager 1
Police Business Manager 1
Police Crime Analyst 1
Police Services Coordinator 2
7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/CRIME ANALYSIS
Network Administrator 1
Police Information Technology Manager 1
Police Services Coordinator 1
Senior Network / Applications Analyst 2
5 ANIMAL CONTROL
Animal Control Officer 2
Animal Control Officer II 1
3 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS & INTERNAL OPERATIONS

RECORDS BUREAU
Police Records Manager 1
Police Records Specialist 12
Police Records Supervisor 2
Police Services Specialist 1
16 COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Public Safety Communications Manager 1
Public Safety Dispatcher II 9
Public Safety Dispatcher III 5
Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor 3
18 INVESTIGATIONS
Police Services Coordinator 2
2 CRIME LAB
Identification Technician 1
1 PROPERTY ROOM
Police Property/Evidence Technician 2
2 FIELD OPERATIONS

PARKING ENFORCEMENT
Parking Enforcement Officer 12
Police Technician 1
13 TOTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT 211
POLICE

CHIEF'S STAFF
Police Chief
Police Sergeant

SWORN STAFF
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Analyst III 1
Administrative Assistant 2
Administrative Assistant* 1
Public Works Business Manager 1
Public Works Director 1
6 DESAL PROGRAM
Water Treatment Superintendent 1
1 ENGINEERING SERVICES
Accounting Assistant 1
Administrative Analyst II 1
Administrative Assistant 1
Administrative Assistant Unclassified (Delete by 6/30/28) 1 Administrative Specialist 1
Administrative Supervisor 1
City Engineer 1
Engineering Technician II 2
Planning Technician II 1
Principal Architect 1
Principal Engineer 4
Principal Project Manager 1
Principal Traffic Engineer 1
Project Engineer II 17
Project Planner 1
Public Works Inspector II 2
Senior Engineering Technician 4
Senior Planner II 1
Senior Project Engineer 4
Senior Project Engineer Unclassified (Delete by 6/30/28) 1 Senior Public Works Inspector 3
Senior Real Property Agent 2
Senior Traffic Signal Technician 1
Supervising Engineer 8
Supervising Transportation Engineer 1
Traffic Signal Technician II 2
Traffic Technician II 1
65 PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS

ADMINISTRATION
Accounting Assistant 1
Administrative Analyst II 1
Administrative Assistant 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Public Works Operations Manager 1
5 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Carpenter 2
Electrician 2
Facilities Maintenance Superintendent 1
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 1
Facilities Maintenance Worker II 1
Facilities Manager 1
HVAC Technician 1
Painter 2
Plumber 2
Project Engineer II 2
Welder/Fabricator 1
16 CUSTODIAL
Custodial Supervisor 1
Custodian 7 1
Senior Custodian 3
11 1

PUBLIC WORKS
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized
FLEET
Automotive Parts Specialist 1
Automotive Service Writer 1
Fleet Services Superintendent 1
Fleet Services Technician I 3
Fleet Services Technician II 4
Lead Equipment Technician 1
Vehicle Services Assistant 1
12 STREETS
Administrative Assistant 1
Administrative Analyst I 1
Maintenance Supervisor II 1
Senior Streets Maintenance Worker 6
Streets Maintenance Coordinator 3
Streets Maintenance Crew Leader 2
Streets Maintenance Superintendent 1
Streets Maintenance Worker II 16
31 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Administrative Assistant 1
Associate Transportation Planner 2
Project Planner Unclassified (Delete by 6/30/2026) 1
Supervising Transportation Planner 1
5 WATER RESOURCES

WASTEWATER COLLECTION
Administrative Specialist 1
Public Works Operations Assistant 1
Senior Wastewater Collection System Operator 5
Senior Wastewater Collection System Outreach Program Coordinator 1 Wastewater Collection System Lead Operator 1
Wastewater Collection System Operator II 5
Wastewater Collection System Project Coordinator 4
Wastewater Collection System Superintendent 1
Wastewater Collection System Supervisor 1
Water Quality Superintendent 1
Water/Wastewater Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 1
22 WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Accounting Assistant 1
Control Systems Operator Specialist II 2
Senior Control Systems Operator Specialist 1
Senior Treatment Plant Technician 2
Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 1
Treatment Plant Technician 3
Treatment Plant Technician Supervisor 1
Wastewater Compliance Specialist 1
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator 1
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III 10
Wastewater Treatment Superintendent 1
Wastewater Treatment Supervisor 1
Water Resources Specialist 1
Water/Wastewater Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 2
28 WATER DISTRIBUTION
Accounting Assistant 1
Control Systems Operator Specialist II 1
Cross Connection Specialist 1
Lead Water Meter Technician 1
Reservoir & Dam Caretaker/Distribution Operator 1
Senior Control Systems Operator Specialist 1
Senior Cross Connection Specialist 1
Water Distribution Chief Operator 1
Water Distribution Lead Operator Technician 2
Water Distribution Operator Technician II 20
Water Distribution Project Coordinator 2
Water Distribution Superintendent 1
Water Distribution Supervisor 3
PUBLIC WORKS (Continued)
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized
Water Meter Technician II 3
Water/Wastewater Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 2
41 WATER SUPPLY
Administrative Analyst II 3
Public Works Operations Assistant 1
Water Resources Specialist 2
Water Services Manager 1
Water Service Superintendent 1
Water Services Supervisor 1
9 WATER TREATMENT
Accounting Assistant 0.8
Control Systems Operator Specialist II 1
Senior Control Systems Operator Specialist 1
Water Treatment Chief Operator 1
Water Treatment Plant Operator III 9
Water Treatment Superintendent 1
Water Treatment Supervisor 1
Water/Wastewater Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 1
15 0.8

WATER/WASTEWATER ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Analyst III 1
Administrative Assistant 1
Principal Project Manager 1
Wastewater System Manager 1
Water Resources Manager 1
Water System Manager 1
6 WATER/WASTEWATER LABS
Laboratory Analyst II 7
Laboratory Analyst Coordinator 2
Laboratory Supervisor 1
10 WATER/WASTEWATER RECLAMATION
Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 1
Water Distribution Operator Technician II 1
2 TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 285 1.8

SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE

ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Assistant* 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Finance Analyst II 1
Sustainability and Resilience Director 1
4 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Code Enforcement Officer 2
Environmental Services Supervisor 1
Outreach Coordinator 2
5 CREEKS/WATER QUALITY
Associate Planner 1 0.5
Creeks Restoration/Clean Water Manager 1
Creeks Supervisor 1
Project Planner 3
Water Quality Research Analyst 1
7 SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
PUBLIC WORKS (Continued)
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EXHIBIT A
Full-Time Positions
Authorized
Part-Time Positions
Authorized

ENERGY AND CLIMATE
Administrative Analyst II 3
Administrative Analyst III 1
Associate Transportation Planner 1
Energy and Climate Program Manager 2
Energy and Climate Specialist 1
Environmental Services Manager 1
9 CLEAN COMMUNITY
Administrative Analyst III 1
Code Enforcement Officer 1
Code Enforcement Officer II 1
Environmental Services Manager 1
Environmental Services Specialist II 3
Environmental Services Specialist II 2
Recycling Educator 1
10 0.5

TOTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE DEPARTMENT
35 0.5

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Accounting Assistant 1
Administrative Analyst III 1
Administrative Assistant* 1
Administrative Specialist 1
Administrative Supervisor 1
Billing Supervisor 1
Waterfront Business Manager 1
Waterfront Director/Harbormaster 1
8 FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
Heavy Equipment Technician 1
Senior Waterfront Maintenance Worker 2
Waterfront Facilities Manager 1
Waterfront Maintenance Coordinator 1
Waterfront Maintenance Crew Leader 2
Waterfront Maintenance Superintendent 1
Waterfront Maintenance Worker II 10
18 PARKING SERVICES
Office Specialist II 1
Parking Coordinator 2
Waterfront Parking Supervisor 1
4 SECURITY
Harbor Operations Assistant 2
Harbor Operations Manager 1
Harbor Patrol Officer 10
Harbor Patrol Supervisor 1
Office Specialist II 1
Waterfront Vessel Technician 1
16 TOTAL WATERFRONT DEPARTMENT 46
CITY WIDE TOTAL 1120 7.80
Delete by (included in total) 5

WATERFRONT
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE (Continued)
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EXHIBIT A

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Appropriation of Design Funds for Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects [Resolution]
RECOMMENDATION:

That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, to Appropriate Funds for the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects.

DISCUSSION:

Background
The Santa Barbara Vision Zero Strategy (Vision Zero), unanimously adopted by Council on September 11, 2018, aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries in the City while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. Vision Zero identifies priority corridors by analyzing traffic collision data from the last 10 years to identify corridors with the highest concentrations of fatal and severe traffic collisions and identifies locations where transportation efforts and investments can have the greatest results.

A crucial grant source for Vision Zero is the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), a federally funded grant program administered by Caltrans that aims to significantly reduce fatalities and serious injuries on public roads. The grant focuses on applying nationally recognized traffic safety countermeasures to locations with documented crash histories as well as identifying other locations with similar crash potential to systemically reduce injury collisions. Given the data and collision-driven nature of the program, the HSIP has proven to be an integral component of Vision Zero as it provides a significant funding source to implement safety improvements to prevent injury collisions. Since 2011, the City has successfully applied for, and received, approximately $22 million in HSIP grant funding.

Project Descriptions
In the fall of 2024, staff applied for multiple HSIP Cycle 12 grants and were successfully awarded state and federal funds to implement the following three safety projects:

Agenda Item No. 4
File Code No. 530.05
Council Agenda Report
Appropriation of Design Funds for Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project
The Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project will provide enhanced pedestrian crossings at three uncontrolled crosswalks near Hope and Monte Vista Elementary Schools. Enhancements include curb extensions at the school crosswalk next to Hope Elementary School on La Colina Road and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and lighting at two school crosswalks next to Monte Vista Elementary School on Hope Avenue. The locations are consistent with the City’s Safe Routes to School Program and were selected due to their proximity to schools, community feedback supporting these efforts, and past requests and support from the Hope School District.

Traffic Signal Upgrades Project
The Traffic Signal Upgrades Project consists of safety improvements at over 100 signalized intersections throughout the City. Specific improvements include pedestrian countdown timers, lighting, reflective borders around traffic signals, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant access ramps, and Accessible Pedestrian Systems such as audible and tactile push buttons. The project was identified through a Citywide safety evaluation and aims to address identified patterns of injury related collisions at signalized intersections.

Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project
The Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project will provide enhanced pedestrian crossings at four non-signalized intersections:
 Calle Cesar Chavez at Yanonali Street,
 Garden Street at Cota Street,
 Yanonali Street at Helena Avenue, and
 Milpas Street Roundabout.

Curb extensions, lighting, and high-visibility crosswalks will be installed at the Calle Cesar Chavez/Yanonali Street, Garden Street/Cota Street, and Yanonali Street/Helena Avenue intersections. Safety enhancements at the Milpas Street Roundabout include the installation of RRFBs. These intersections are included because of the history of vehicle versus pedestrian-involved collisions and the density of pedestrian activity. The curb extensions at Yanonali Street/Helena Avenue will be coordinated with a separate grantfunded project that will implement curb extensions at Yanonali Street/Anacapa Street, and Yanonali Street/Gray Avenue, and corridor lighting on Yanonali Street between State and Santa Barbara Streets to improve traffic safety for all road users along this gateway street to the Funk Zone.

In total, the projects include 48 ADA pedestrian access ramps, rehabilitation of seven aging traffic signals for long-term reliability, replacement of failing cross gutters, sidewalk repairs, and 15 Accessible Pedestrian Signals to improve safety and mobility for people Council Agenda Report
Appropriation of Design Funds for Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

with visual impairments or blindness. The total value of these improvements is approximately $3 million, and they are upgrades the City will be required to install to support future maintenance, repair, and accessibility.

Community Engagement
To date, community engagement has been with the Hope Unified and Santa Barbara Unified School Districts, MOVE Santa Barbara County, Funk Zone Alliance Board of Directors, and through various community meetings as part of the Milpas Street Crosswalk Safety and Sidewalk Widening Project. Community engagement will continue through the design and construction phases.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

The projects are primarily funded by the HSIP grants, with the City match funded by the Measure A Capital Funds, Measure C Capital Funds, and Transportation Development Funds to cover the remaining costs, as shown in the table below:

DESIGN FUNDING SHARE BY PARTY

PROJECT NAME CALTRANS
(HSIP)

CITY MATCH TOTAL
Hope School District Crosswalk
Safety Project $6,930 $770 $7,700
Traffic Signal Upgrades Project $202,500 $22,500 $225,000 Pedestrian Crossing
Improvements Project $211,500 $23,500 $235,000
Total $420,930 $46,770 $467,700
With Council’s approval of the proposed resolution, there will be sufficient expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund to cover the projects’ design costs. The City will invoice Caltrans for reimbursement of actual costs incurred during the design of the projects. Staff plan to appropriate funds for the construction phase when returning to City Council with the construction contract.

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:

The Project is consistent with Vision Zero, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, and Climate Action Plan. The Project will improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and will contribute to the City’s sustainability goals by encouraging more people to walk and bike, thereby reducing energy consumption, traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and air pollution.

Council Agenda Report
Appropriation of Design Funds for Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Projects [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The HSIP Cycle 12 Projects are subject to environmental review under both the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The appropriation of design funds for the HSIP Cycle 12 Projects falls outside of the definition of a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines § 15378 (b)(5) as administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct physical changes in the environment are not subject to CEQA environmental review. With these funds, however, all future HSIP Cycle 12 Projects will be subject to CEQA environmental review and environmental determinations will be made during the projects’ design phase.

ATTACHMENT: List of Project Locations and Map
PREPARED BY: Brian D’Amour, P.E., City Engineer/LY/DB/ES/sk SUBMITTED BY: Joshua Haggmark, P.E., Acting Public Works Director APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

ATTACHMENT
1 List of Project Locations
HSIP Cycle 12 Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project

1. Hope Elementary School on La Colina Road

2. North Hope Avenue and Pueblo Avenue

3. North Hope Avenue at Monte Vista Elementary School
HSIP Cycle 12 Traffic Signal Upgrades Project

1. Ambassador Park and Cabrillo Boulevard

2. Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street

3. Anacapa Street and Canon Perdido Street

4. Anacapa Street and Carrillo Street

5. Anacapa Street and Cota Street

6. Anacapa Street and De La Guerra Street

7. Anacapa Street and Figueroa Street

8. Anacapa Street and Haley Street

9. Anacapa Street and Micheltorena Street

10. Anacapa Street and Ortega Street

11. Anacapa Street and Victoria Street

12. Anapamu Street and Chapala Street

13. Anapamu Street and De La Vina Street

14. Anapamu Street and Garden Street

15. Anapamu Street and Santa Barbara Street

16. Anapamu Street and State Street

17. Arrellaga Street and De La Vina Street

18. Arrellaga Street and State Street

19. Bath Street and Carrillo Street

20. Bath Street and Haley Street

21. Bath Street and Micheltorena Street

22. Broadmoor Plaza and State Street

23. Cabrillo Boulevard and Calle Cesar Chavez

24. Cabrillo Boulevard and Calle Puerto Vallarta

25. Cabrillo Boulevard and Castillo Street

26. Cabrillo Boulevard and Garden Street

27. Cabrillo Boulevard and Milpas Street

28. Cabrillo Boulevard and Ninos Drive

29. Cabrillo Boulevard and State Street

30. Cabrillo Boulevard and Waterfront Park Entrance

31. Cacique Street and Milpas Street

32. Calle Cesar Chavez and Gutierrez Street

33. Calle Laureles and State Street

34. Calle Puerto Vallarta and Milpas Street

35. Calle Real and Hitchcock Way

ATTACHMENT
2 36. Calle Real and La Cumbre Road

37. Canon Perdido Street and Chapala Street

38. Canon Perdido Street and Santa Barbara Street

39. Canon Perdido Street and State Street

40. Carrillo Street and Castillo Street

41. Carrillo Street and Chapala Street

42. Carrillo Street and De La Vina Street

43. Carrillo Street and Santa Barbara Street

44. Carrillo Street and State Street

45. Castillo Street and Micheltorena Street

46. Castillo Street and Mission Street

47. Castillo Street and Montecito Street

48. Chapala Street and Cota Street

49. Chapala Street and De La Guerra Street

50. Chapala Street and Figueroa Street

51. Chapala Street and Haley Street

52. Chapala Street and Micheltorena Street

53. Chapala Street and Mission Street

54. Chapala Street and Ortega Street

55. Chapala Street and Victoria Street

56. Cliff Drive and Flora Vista/Mesa Lane

57. Cliff Drive and Loma Alta Drive

58. Cliff Drive and Meigs Road

59. Cliff Drive and Rancheria Street

60. Cota Street and Santa Barbara Street

61. Cota Street and State Street

62. De La Guerra Street and Santa Barbara Street

63. De La Guerra Street and State Street

64. De La Vina Street and Alamar Avenue

65. De La Vina Street and Haley Street

66. De La Vina Street and Micheltorena Street

67. De La Vina Street and Mission Street

68. De La Vina Street and State Street

69. Elings Park and Las Positas Road

70. Figueroa Street and Santa Barbara Street

71. Figueroa Street and State Street

72. Garden Street and Gutierrez Street

73. Garden Street and Haley Street

74. Garden Street and Yanonali Street

75. Gutierrez Street and Laguna Street

76. Gutierrez Street and State Street

77. Haley Street and Laguna Street

78. Haley Street and Salsipuedes Street

79. Haley Street and Santa Barbara Street

80. Haley Street and State Street

81. Harbor Way and Shoreline Drive

ATTACHMENT
3 82. Hitchcock Way and State Street

83. Hollister and Aero Camino

84. Hope Avenue and State Street

85. La Cumbre Lane and La Cumbre Road

86. La Cumbre Road and State Street

87. Las Positas Road and Modoc Road

88. Las Positas Road and Portesuello Avenue

89. Las Positas Road and San Onofre Road

90. Las Positas Road and State Street

91. Mason Street and State Street

92. Micheltorena Street and San Andres Street

93. Micheltorena Street and Santa Barbara Street

94. Micheltorena Street and State Street

95. Mission Street and State Street

96. Ontare Road and State Street

97. Ortega Street and Santa Barbara Street

98. Ortega Street and State Street

99. Plaza Avenue and State Street
100. Santa Barbara Street and Victoria Street
101. Sola Street and State Street
102. State Street and Valerio Street
103. State Street and Victoria Street
104. State Street and Yanonali Street
HSIP Cycle 12 Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project

1. Calle Cesar Chavez at Yanonali Street

2. Garden Street at Cota Street

3. Yanonali Street at Helena Avenue

4. Milpas Roundabout

1 RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 25-066,
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, TO

APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE 12 PROJECTS
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2025;
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. 25-066, 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 2026, as adopted by Resolution No. 25-066, is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1. The Council accepts a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant in the amount of $6,930.00 for the design of the Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project.

SECTION 2. The Council approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $6,930.00, funded by HSIP grant funds, in Fiscal Year 2026 for the design of the Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project
SECTION 3. The Council approves the allocation of available expenditure appropriations in the Sidewalk Access Ramps Project in the Measure A Capital Fund in the amount of $770, authorizes the transfer of such funds to the Streets Grant Capital Fund, and approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $770, funded by the transfer, in Fiscal Year 2026 to fund the city match for the proposed Hope School District Crosswalk Safety Project. 2 SECTION 4. The Council accepts a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant in the amount of $202,500.00 for the design of the Traffic Signal Upgrades Project.

SECTION 5. The Council approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $202,500.00, funded by HSIP grant funds, in Fiscal Year 2026 for the design of the Traffic Signal Upgrades Project.

SECTION 6. The Council approves the allocation of available expenditure appropriations in the Traffic Signal Upgrades Project in the Measure C Capital Fund in the amount of $22,500, authorizes the transfer of such funds to the Streets Grant Capital Fund, and approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $22,500, funded by the transfer, in Fiscal Year 2026 to fund the city match for the proposed Traffic Signal Upgrades Project.

SECTION 7. The Council accepts a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant in the amount of $211,500.00 for the design of the Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project.

SECTION 8. The Council approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $211,500.00, funded by HSIP grant funds, in Fiscal Year 2026 for the design of the Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project.

SECTION 9. The Council approves the allocation of available expenditure appropriations in the Sidewalk Access Ramps Project in the Measure A Capital Fund in the amount of $23,500, authorizes the transfer of such funds to the Streets Grant Capital Fund, and approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Streets Grant Capital Fund in the amount of $23,500, funded by the transfer, in Fiscal Year 2026 to fund the proposed Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Authorize Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara, and Appropriate Water Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive [Resolution] RECOMMENDATION: That Council:

A. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035-033-007); Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute an Agreement for Purchase and Sale, Including Escrow Instructions and All Related Documents, Subject to Approval as to Form by the City Attorney; and Consenting to the Recordation of the Grant Deed Pursuant to Government Code Section 27281; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, to Appropriate Water Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive.

DISCUSSION:

The City of Santa Barbara’s (City) Water Resources Division (Water Resources) has identified an opportunity to purchase a property located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, that could address multiple objectives. Local housing costs have made it extremely difficult for staff to secure local housing. This is particularly challenging for Water Resources when the City’s operations require staff to on site as soon as possible to respond to after-hours water emergencies, such as water main breaks. To protect public health and property, we strive to have water operators respond to emergencies within 15 minutes or less, which requires out-of-town operators to have access to a rest area nearby.

Water Resources currently provides resting quarters at a local hotel. This arrangement is contingent on annual renewal and the hotel’s continued cooperation. Securing a dedicated local property would allow the City to ensure a consistent, reliable place for its emergency service workers and standby operators to respond quickly to emergencies and the ability to obtain necessary rest. In addition, the property could also be made available for other Agenda Item No. 5
File Code No. 540.01
Council Agenda Report
Authorize Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara, and Appropriate Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

emergency service workers. This would also meet a neighborhood request to increase site security and surveillance during the Vic Trace Reservoir Project, as noted during the City’s first Project Community Engagement Workshop held in May 2025.

The property at 1622 La Coronilla Drive (APN 035-033-007; see Attachment – Vicinity Map) became available and fit the aforementioned needs. The 0.25-acre property contains a 1,395-square-foot house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car garage, and a backyard office structure.

Additionally, the property is located immediately adjacent to the only entrance to the City’s Vic Trace Reservoir site. The Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project (Project) is scheduled for construction tentatively starting in 2028. Preliminary design and research for the Project identified the property as being most impacted by construction traffic entering and exiting the property. Multiple daily vehicle and construction equipment truck trips will utilize the adjacent driveway throughout the Project’s four-year construction period.

The property’s owner has indicated an interest in selling the property to the City. In June 2025, the City hired Village Properties to assist the City in the transaction and perform a market analysis. The proposed purchase price of $2,175,000 is appropriate given recent, comparable property sales in the area. An independent appraisal will also be performed during escrow. Closing fees are estimated to be approximately $10,000. The parties have reached a tentative agreement for the purchase. The purchase is contingent on the property’s inspections, testing, survey, and escrow conditions.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

With the recommended appropriation of available reserves, there will be sufficient expenditure appropriations in the Water Capital Fund to fund the acquisition of this real property. In addition to the property acquisition cost of $2,175,000, it is estimated that an additional $10,000 will be needed for escrow, testing, inspection, and preliminary planning costs, for a total of $2,185,000. The property’s utilities and ongoing maintenance and repair costs will be funded through the Water Operating Fund, which includes sufficient expenditure appropriations for such costs in the Adopted Fiscal Year 2026 Budget; staff will include funding for these costs in subsequent years in the proposed Water Operating Fund budget during the City’s annual budget process.

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:

Water Resources will research possible sustainability improvements to the property, including, but not limited to, solar energy generation, electric appliance replacements, electric vehicle charging, drought-tolerant landscaping, smart controlled irrigation, LED lighting, and other energy and water-efficient measures with support from the Sustainability and Resilience Department.

Council Agenda Report
Authorize Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara, and Appropriate Funds for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive [Resolution]
August 5, 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The appropriation of funds and the purchase of the real property located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive falls outside of the definition of a “project” under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines § 15378 (b)(5) as administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct physical changes in the environment are not subject to CEQA environmental review. The purchase of the property will not result in direct physical impacts to the environment as the use remains the same.

ATTACHMENT: Vicinity Map
PREPARED BY: Matthew Ward, Water System Manager/KB/sjc
SUBMITTED BY: Joshua Haggmark, P.E., Acting Public Works Director APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

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RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1633 LA CORONILLA
DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA (APN 035-033-007);

AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO

EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE,

INCLUDING ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS AND ALL

RELATED DOCUMENTS, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO
FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND CONSENTING TO

THE RECORDATION OF THE GRANT DEED PURSUANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 27281
WHEREAS, the City’s Public Works Department, Water Resources Division has identified the need to provide local housing, and home office needs for essential operations personnel at the Vic Trace Reservoir and for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project, including, but not limited to, water and wastewater utility operators, water and wastewater treatment staff, or emergency infrastructure support personnel, to ensure repaid and reliable response in the event of an emergency or operational need; WHEREAS, the real property located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035-033-007), is suitable and adjacently located next to the Vic Trace Reservoir, a critical water facility;
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department requests approval by City Council to purchase the real property commonly known as 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035- 033-007), owned by WF Overland LLC, a limited liability corporation; WHEREAS, the future use of the property by the City is permissible in the zoning district the real property is situated in;
WHEREAS, an offer was made in accordance with all applicable laws; WHEREAS, the owner has agreed to sell the parcel to the City in consideration of the amount of $2,175,000.00, plus related escrow closing costs; WHEREAS, this Resolution authorizes the Public Works Director to finalize and execute a purchase and sale agreement with the property owners and any additional documents that may become necessary or convenient to accomplish such purchase by the City of the subject parcel, all subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, this Resolution authorizes the Public Works Director to accept on behalf of the City and record a grant deed or deeds conveying the subject parcel, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Public Works Director is authorized, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney as to form, to execute all required agreements with WF Overland LLC, a limited liability corporation, to accomplish the purchase by the City of the entire real property commonly known as 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035-033- 007), for consideration in the amount of $2,175,000.00, plus related escrow closing costs.

SECTION 2. The Public Works Director is authorized to accept on behalf of the City and record a grant deed or deeds conveying the parcel commonly known as 1633 La Coronilla Drive, Santa Barbara (APN 035-033-007), subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney, and to take all other actions necessary or convenient to accomplish the acquisition.

SECTION 3. The City hereby consents to the recordation of the grant deed or deeds as approved in accordance with Section 2 of this Resolution in the Official Records, County of Santa Barbara.

SECTION 4. The property shall be used to provide housing for essential Water Resources Division personnel.

SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.

RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 25-066,
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, TO

APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1633 LA CORONILLA DRIVE
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2025;
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. 25-066, 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 2026, as adopted by Resolution No. 25-066, is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1. The Council approves an increase in expenditure appropriations in the Water Capital Fund of $2,185,000 in Fiscal Year 2026, funded from available reserves, for the purchase of real property located at 1633 La Coronilla Drive.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Administrator’s Office
SUBJECT: Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo [Resolution; Agreement]
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:

A. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the third amendment to increase the amount of Santa Barbara City Agreement No. 22300248 with Strategic Economics, Inc., by $125,570, for a total contract amount of $389,141, to provide consulting services for the evaluation of proposed development at Paseo Nuevo, including assessing the economics of the development proposal and assisting with drafting the final Disposition and Development Agreement as described in revised scope of services attached to the Third Amendment; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 25-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, for Professional Services for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo.

DISCUSSION:

The City entered into an agreement with the consulting firm Strategic Economics, Inc., on June 6, 2023. Contracted services included evaluation of the proposed development at Paseo Nuevo and assessing the economic viability of the development proposal. The original contract amount ($35,000) was exhausted by work conducted June 2023 through September 2023, which included a land residual economic model and transaction strategy advisement.

Agenda Item No. 6
File Code No. 170.01
Council Agenda Report
Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo [Resolution; Agreement]
August 5, 2025

A first amendment to the original contract amount, which resulted in an additional contract amount of $58,531 was exhausted by work conducted from October 2023 through February 2024, which included the development of a project agreement, residual land value analysis, and negotiations between the Paseo Nuevo lease holder and developer and the City.

A second amendment to the original contract amount, in the amount of $170,040, is nearly exhausted by work from February 2024 through August 2025, which included work on the negotiations between the Paseo Nuevo lease holder and the City to reach a financially feasible project. Specifically, Strategic Economics, Inc. conducted market data analysis, updates to the residual land value financial model, financial feasibility and project advising, City Council briefings, and preparation for a public City Council presentation.

Based on Strategic Economics’ demonstrated expertise in the economics of land transactions, the City of Santa Barbara would like to continue to utilize their consulting services throughout the completion of a Disposition and Development Agreement.

Specifically, the requested additional $125,570 would include market data analysis, preparing the residual land value financial model, advising on the project agreement, and City Council briefings. Additional details for the updated scope of work are included in a revised project description attached to the third amendment and are outlined below.

The Strategic Economics team will continue working with City staff in ongoing negotiations with the Alliance Berstein team to ensure that when the project application for redeveloping the AB leasehold portion of the Paseo Nuevo Mall is submitted, it can be redeveloped as an economically viable project that also addresses the City’s priority for housing and other possible community benefits. This work will include ongoing meetings with Staff and AB, City Council briefings as needed, gathering real estate market data to verify all aspects of the developer’s pro-formas for the Paseo Nuevo Mall, including all current leaseholds, evaluating various financial contributions the City could make to the Alliance Bernstein development team and test the impact each contribution could have on the team’s project return. In addition, Strategic Economics will provide similar services for the Shopoff/Norstrom transaction, if required. In addition, Strategic Economics will provide advisory services to City staff regarding the Paso Nuevo transactions, including future transactions related to the affordable housing project proposed for Lot 2.

Council Agenda Report
Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for the Evaluation of Proposed Development at Paseo Nuevo [Resolution; Agreement]
August 5, 2025

BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Staff is recommending that the third amendment to the Professional Services Agreement be funded through available Measure C district sales tax revenue that has already been collected, in line with City Council Resolution 23-161 that was adopted on December 12, 2023, supporting business district infrastructure projects, with a focus on the State Street Promenade.

A copy of the third amendment is available for public review. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] to request a copy.

PREPARED AND
SUBMITTED BY: Tess Harris, State Street Master Planner
APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 25-066,
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, FOR

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE EVALUATION OF

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT PASEO NUEVO
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2025;
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, this Resolution adopted by City Council shall memorialize that action to amend 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 2025, as adopted by Resolution No. 25-066, is hereby amended as follows:

1. The Council approves of appropriating available reserve funds that exist in the Measure C District Sales Tax Fund in Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of $125,570 in order to fund ongoing work by Strategic Economics, Inc. relating to proposed redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo Mall.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Contract for Inspector of Record Services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project [Agreement]
RECOMMENDATION:

That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with TransTech, Inc. for Inspector of Record services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project in the amount of $698,514, with an additional $69,851 for extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $768,365.

DISCUSSION:

Background
The Santa Barbara Police Station Project (Project) was funded with the passage of Measure C in 2017. The Project has been approved by the City of Santa Barbara’s (City) Community Development Department and the building permit has been pulled by ProWest Constructors, the selected General Contractor, and construction has begun.

As with any building project in the City, inspection services are a standard element of construction. The Public Works Department has worked with the Community Development Department in a joint effort to determine the most effective and efficient way to conduct Inspector of Record (IOR) services for this large-scale Project. It was determined that hiring an independent outside firm, TransTech, Inc., to provide the dedicated services for the Project was the best path.

Scope of Services
TransTech, Inc will provide inspectors to ensure that onsite construction is implemented per the approved construction documents and is compliant with the California Title 24 Building Standards Code and Santa Barbara Municipal Code Title 22, Chapter 22.04.

TransTech, Inc will also provide observation and documentation in accordance with record keeping processes established by and with the City’s Community Development Department. TransTech, Inc. will update the City via the Chief Building Official (CBO) to ensure State and City standards are met. They will also be involved throughout the Agenda Item No. 7
File Code No. 520.02
Council Agenda Report
Contract for Inspector of Record Services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project [Agreement]
August 5, 2025

entirety of the Project, which means working with the entire t Project team that includes City Staff, Architect, Construction Manager, General Contractor, and Design Team.

TransTech, Inc. was selected from amongst three firms who submitted proposals in response to a competitive Request For Proposal (RFP). TransTech’s proposal included a solid team of certified professionals and extensive experience in similar work.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Contract Amount (TransTech, Inc.) $698,514
Extra Services Amount (10 percent) $69,851
Total $768,365
There are sufficient expenditure appropriations in the Police Station Capital Project Fund in Fiscal Year 2026 to cover the recommended contract authority of $768,365.

A copy of the contract may be requested from the Public Works Department for public review by contacting [email protected].

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:

City 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, another green building program certification level that is contingent on the building type. City Resolution 07-018 also requires new-building construction and major renovations for City owned and operated buildings to 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 the structure. Lastly, Council Resolution 17-043 commits the City to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030; therefore, having the police station as a zero-net energy building design is in line with these goals.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

This Project was subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for this Project and was dated July 13, 2022, and adopted by City Council on July 19, 2022. The State Clearinghouse number is 2022050302. A copy of the MND may be requested from the Public Works Department for public review by contacting [email protected].

Council Agenda Report
Contract for Inspector of Record Services for the Santa Barbara Police Station Project [Agreement]
August 5, 2025

PREPARED BY: Brian D’Amour, P.E., City Engineer/BH/sk
SUBMITTED BY: Joshua Haggmark, P.E., Acting Public Works Director APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Attorney’s Office
Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update and Short-Term Rental Program Ordinance Update
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:

A. Receive an update on the Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program (“Program”) from the City Attorney’s Office;
B. Receive summary background and update on the future Short-Term Rental permitting program; and
C. Direct staff to draft a Short-Term Rental Program, including a Home Share Ordinance, for the inland and coastal areas of the City.

SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE
(RECOMMENDATION A):

The Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program began as a pilot program on August 1, 2023. As part of the Program, City Council receives an update each year in April. This Pilot Program was set to expire at the end of the 2024 fiscal year. In April 2024, during a presentation to the City Council about the Program’s progress, Council directed the City Attorney’s Office to prepare and submit a budget for the Program's continuation as a permanent initiative within the City Attorney's Office. The proposed budget of $443,315.23 for this permanent Program was approved, with the permanent program in place on July 1, 2024. This report outlines the enforcement conducted from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 (FY2025), which includes compliance efforts, collections and expenditures.

Agenda Item No. 9
File Code No. 640.09
Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

Short-Term Vacation Rental Pilot Program FY2024
During Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY2024”), the Short-Term Vacation Rental Pilot Program used $139,690 of its allocated budget of $1,175,000. At the end of FY 2024, the Pilot Program successfully collected $823,795 in outstanding taxes, interest, penalties, and fees. This amount includes $487,393 from properties located in the Coastal Zone and $336,402 from properties in the inland area. By the end of FY2024, compliance with applicable regulations was achieved in 94 cases.

Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program (FY2025) Since July 1, 2024, a total of 230 short-term rental violation cases have been addressed.

Currently, there are 26 open cases. The Program has successfully gained voluntary compliance in 182 cases. There have been 22 cases filed with the Santa Barbara Superior Court this past fiscal year.

In Fiscal Year 2025 (“FY2025”), the Program collected $1,795,578 in outstanding taxes owed to the City, inclusive of penalties and interest. The breakdown of the taxes collected includes $456,743 from properties located in the coastal zone and $1,338,835 from properties situated in the inland area.

Additionally, the Program consistently gathers data concerning the number of short-term rentals operating within the city. On average, it is estimated that 974 unlawful short-term rentals continue to operate on some level within the City, which is down from the 1,298 short-term rentals that were operating at the start of the Pilot Program back in 2023.

The enforcement of regulations pertaining to unpermitted short-term rentals in the coastal zone is focused on local tax violations unless complaints arise regarding tenant behavior or other issues related to disturbances and the vacation rental not being operated responsibly. Complaints regarding short-term rentals are reported through a dedicated telephone hotline and an online complaint portal.

The Program staff includes three hourly Special Investigators (one current vacancy), and two hourly Financial Analysts. Under the supervision of the City Attorney Investigator, the Special Investigators gather evidence, interview witnesses, and visit properties as needed. Investigators contact violators to encourage compliance and obtain records related to short-term rentals. The Financial Analysts calculate any back taxes owed, including penalties and fees, and assist violators in paying back what is owed.

If voluntary compliance is not achieved, then the enforcement case is referred to the City Prosecutor. A referral to the Prosecutor is also made when an investigator is informed that the property owner is represented by an attorney. In such cases, the prosecutor works with that attorney to try to gain compliance. If charges are filed, the prosecutor seeks compliance through the court system, including obtaining orders for the payment of back taxes. When appropriate, the prosecutor will issue subpoenas to testify in court Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

on short-term rental platforms. A part-time hourly Assistant City Attorney has been hired to assist the prosecutor due to the increased caseload as the result of the Program. The City Attorney’s Office has filed 46 cases since the inception of the Program.

Since its inception on July 1, 2023, the Program has successfully collected a total of $2,619,373 in back taxes, interest, penalties, and fees.

FY2025 Program Expenditures
For FY2025, the Program only used $232,835.18 of its allocated budget of $443,315. The desire is to use the full budget to obtain more investigators in order to handle more cases.

However, the successful blueprint of this program is to have very experienced investigators that are good with the public in order to obtain compliance right away. For that reason, it is difficult to find those qualifications as the City Attorney's Office is very selective in the hiring process.

FUTURE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM (RECOMMENDATIONS B AND C):

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A short-term rental (STR) is a dwelling unit that is rented for 30 consecutive days or less1.

With the advent of online rental platforms over the last 15 years, the popularity and prevalence of short-term rentals has grown dramatically in Santa Barbara. The transient use of STRs brings with it concerns about the loss of long-term housing, nuisance and neighborhood impacts, land use compatibility, real estate speculation, and environmental impacts.

STRs are currently regulated as hotels in accordance with the City’s Zoning Ordinance.

Short-term rentals are allowed in zones where hotels are permitted (Attachment 1) but may not operate in single-unit and two-unit residential zones. The City’s zoning regulations for hotels and “similar uses” were developed prior to the popularity of STRs, and the process of converting residences to a STR is often challenging due to City standards regarding access, parking, and other requirements for a hotel.

Staff seeks Council’s direction on a proposed STR program. Regulating STRs can mitigate usage intensity, address nuisances, preserve long-term housing, and enhance enforcement of regulations. This STR program aims to promote occupancy of existing housing for residents by limiting STRs in single-unit and two-unit residential zones. Key questions for Council include: whether a “home share”2 option should be developed, and, if so, whether non-hosted home shares should be allowed; and if STRs should continue to be treated like hotels, or if a simpler permitting option should be allowed. 1 30 days or less inland (SBMC Title 30), less than 30 days in the Coastal Zone (SBMC Title 28). 2 Home share means that the home serves as the primary residence of an owner and involves rental of all or a portion of the unit.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

As with any new permit program, mechanisms and cost to enforce must be considered.

BACKGROUND—PROPOSED STR PROGRAM
As noted in prior reports and Council meetings, STRs have become increasingly popular in destination cities like Santa Barbara. Although classified as hotels in the City’s Zoning Ordinance, STRs often involve the conversion of a dwelling unit to a commercial (hotel) use. Third-party online platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway have facilitated this type of temporary guest lodging over the last 15 years.

In many areas of the City, unpermitted STRs are inherently incompatible with the surrounding land uses and neighborhood due to the intensity of use and potential nuisance impacts related to noise, parking, littering, traffic congestion, public safety, “party houses,” and loss of community. The land use incompatibility, loss of long-term housing, and stress of adding to service sector jobs in the current housing market are also concerns surrounding housing conversions to STRs.

Operating a residential unit as a STR is typically more lucrative than renting the unit on a long-term basis, which spurs the loss of long-term housing, increases real estate speculation, and inflates housing costs. STRs also increase the demand for additional workforce housing to service these units. These conversions have brought land use compatibility and code compliance challenges that are not comprehensively addressed with existing regulations.

The related displacement of long-term housing stock has become even more critical, as highlighted in the City’s 2023 Housing Element policies (Attachment 2).

Benefits of a Short-Term Rental Program
Developing a STR Program will allow the City to: enforce STRs in the Coastal Zone; limit them in single-unit residential zones, including in the Coastal Zone; and provide clarity for STR regulations and enforcement citywide. Currently, enforcement of unpermitted STRs in the Coastal Zone is limited because of the Kracke decision3. A permitting program approved by the Coastal Commission is needed to regulate STRs in the City’s Coastal Zone and ensure clear planning and enforcement.

Existing Regulations
Hotels are currently prohibited in single-unit and two-unit zones. Because STRs are 3 Kracke v. the City of Santa Barbara determined that the City could not enforce against STRs because it does not have STR regulations in the coastal zone approved through either zoning (Title 28) or the Coastal Land Use Plan.

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Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

defined as hotels, they are also prohibited in those zones. Attachment 3, Table 1, shows a list of zones where STRs are currently allowed. Short-term rentals are currently an allowed use in the inland area in specific multi-unit residential zones and certain office, commercial, and manufacturing zones. They are allowed in the Coastal Zone in specific multi-family, hotel, commercial, and manufacturing zones. Attachment 1 provides a map of these areas, and Attachment 4 is an information sheet that advises the public about these regulations in the Coastal Zone.

STRs are considered a nonresidential use, and applicants must go through a change-ofuse process that varies in complexity depending on the number of existing residential units, the amount of floor area converted from residential to nonresidential use, and whether the property is in the Coastal Zone, which requires additional permitting.

Converting a single dwelling unit located in a multi-unit or nonresidential zone may be approved ministerially by the Community Development Director with a simple Zoning Clearance letter if there is no other trigger for discretionary review or a building permit.

Other variables that affect the permit process include:
 Requirement for one parking space per bedroom and located such that the car does not back out onto a public street;
 STRs are not eligible for resident permit parking program;  Buildings proposed for use as a STR must comply with the required setbacks in the zone for nonresidential uses—nonconforming buildings may require a Zoning Modification for a change of use in the setbacks;  Possible need for separate water meter and commercial rates for water and sewer; and
 Alterations may trigger accessibility requirements in the Building Code.

Since 2017, 21 approved and completed STR projects have converted existing dwellings to short-term vacation rental use. Another 37 approved or completed projects have converted commercial spaces to short-term vacation rental use.

Prior City Council Direction
City Council first considered a work program to address the vacation rental trend on June 23, 2015, and subsequently conducted multiple hearings to discuss options for ordinance amendments and enforcement due to concerns that the City’s housing stock was being converted to short-term rentals. Since 2023, the City has focused on enforcement while staff researched programmatic options and responded to Council direction. Adoption of the City’s 2023 Housing Element, notably Goal 4, Policy 4.3, and Program HE-19, has provided the opportunity and staffing to act on prior Council direction to draft a STR ordinance.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

On June 11, 2024, City Council considered the issues outlined above, as well as the implications of the Kracke decision and its effect on the City’s ability to enforce STRs in the Coastal Zone. At that hearing, Council directed staff to develop an STR program as summarized below:

Inland Area (Title 30):
 Prohibit short-term rentals (hotels) in residential zones; and  Allow for a “home share” model for owner-occupied, primary residences in any zone. Under this scheme, qualifying residences may be rented for either an unlimited number of days if the owner is continuously onsite (“hosted”), or a limited number of days/year if the owner is not also occupying the residence (“non-hosted”).

Coastal Zone (Title 28):
 Prohibit short-term rentals (hotels) in residential zones;  Allow short-term rentals in a specified area of the Coastal Zone (east of Castillo Street to Los Patos Way, below U.S. 101). Attachment 4 shows this area and includes staff’s recommendation to incorporate other limited residential and commercially zoned areas in the City’s Coastal Zone where hotels are currently allowed (Coast Village Road, Mesa shopping area, lower Milpas Street, see discussion below)4; and
 Allow for the “home share” model described above.

DISCUSSION
During the initial stages of drafting these ordinance amendments, several questions emerged that require confirmation or additional input from City Council. These questions are presented at the end of this report and are discussed below. In order to simplify the discussion, staff proposes the term “home share” to distinguish between a true STR, where the unit is rented commercially for a term of 30 days or less, similar to a standard hotel, and a situation where the owner is still the primary occupant of the unit, but may rent all or a portion of the unit for a period of 30 days or less. Attachment 3, Table 2, summarizes the zones where staff recommends allowing STRs and Home Share.

Short-Term Rentals
At the June 2024 hearing, Council directed a prohibition of STRs in residential zones.

Because some of the City’s residential zones also allow hotels, further discussion and 4 The City’s Coastal Land Use Plan identifies these other areas as appropriate for visitor-serving uses such as hotels and staff does not recommend changing land use designations in the Coastal Zone.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

recommendations are presented below.

Short-Term Rentals—Citywide
As discussed above, STRs are currently treated exactly the same as hotels in the Zoning Ordinance. If Council wants to make converting a single residential unit to a STR a simpler process, staff can draft unique requirements accordingly. For example, language could specify that STRs are not considered a nonresidential use and therefore do not fall under the nonresidential growth management ordinance and do not need to meet the more stringent parking requirements (e.g., backing out of a driveway would be allowed). This would make it simpler for owners to easily switch between a residential unit and a STR, and back again, as desired.

Staff recommends maintaining the existing process in order to preserve as many residential units as possible, even for projects that only propose to convert one dwelling unit.

Short-Term Rentals—Coastal Zone
At the June 2024 hearing, Council identified an area where full unit STRs would be allowed—in the multi-family, hotel, and commercial zones listed in Attachment 3. This included the area generally described as south of Highway 101 from the east side of Castillo Street to Los Patos Way, as shown in Attachment 4. There are several additional locations with a Coastal Land Use Plan designation for multi-unit residential uses and hotels that need to be part of the STR area including a small area west of Castillo Street and a small area north of Highway 101 (both in the R-4 zone); Coast Village Road (C-1 zone); and a small area on the Mesa (C-P/R-2 zone) as shown in Attachment 5.

Short-Term Rentals—Inland
Staff recommends that STRs remain an allowed use in commercial zones where hotel uses are currently allowed. Regarding residential multi-unit zones (R-M and R-MH) that currently allow STRs, staff recommends removing the allowance for short-term rentals5.

In July 2024, Council and Planning Commission gave direction to essentially eliminate the R-MH zone, thereby significantly reducing the areas where hotels and STRs are allowed; however, if Council finds that STRs are a more limited use and remain appropriate in the R-MH zone, they can be defined and regulated as a separate allowed use, or conditionally allowed use (CUP).
5 There is a future effort via Housing Element Program HE-20: Evaluate Hotel Zones that directs the City to review zone districts that allow both hotel and residential use and amend the zoning ordinance to consider either a Conditional Use Permit for some hotels, or rezone areas of the City that allow both uses to reduce the conversion of residential uses to hotel uses.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

Home Shares
Home shares, the rental of one or more bedrooms in a unit or habitable accessory space (attached or detached, but not including ADUs or required parking) that also serves as an owner’s primary residence, would be allowed in the STR permit area, but also in the single-unit and two-unit residential zones where STRs are currently not allowed. Under this concept, staff has identified two options:

1. Hosted home share: Bedrooms or accessory space (e.g., workshop, guesthouse) in a residential unit may be rented with terms of less than 30 days but for an unlimited number of days in a given year if the owner is continuously on-site during the home share stay.

2. Non-hosted home share: The residential unit may be rented for a limited number of days (e.g., up to a maximum of 45 days in a year), but with terms of less than 30 consecutive days if the owner is not occupying the residence at the same time as the home share stay.

It should be noted that staff from multiple City departments have questions and concerns about staff resources for managing and inspecting home share registrations. They are concerned about the ability to monitor and enforce home shares, particularly for the nonhosted home share option. Depending on the demand for this program, it may require additional staff and other resources to register, monitor, and enforce a home share ordinance. Access to home inspections in cases where an owner rents a room or two for intermittent periods may require random home inspections, which may be challenged on privacy grounds. Moreover, it might be difficult to monitor or enforce consistently how interior spaces may be used in a home share model.

A non-hosted home share might present neighborhood compatibility issues similar to STRs. This, along with the enforcement and inspection concerns noted above, leads staff to recommend against including a non-hosted home share option in the STR ordinance program at this time.

Home Share Permit Tracking and Management
There might be tools the City could use for issuance and renewal of licenses to operate such units (e.g., floor plan showing what portion of the main house will be rented, whether the operation includes an accessory building separate from the main unit, how will it be rented if the owner is away for some period of time, etc.). Some cities that allow this also have a robust license and enforcement budget to support it, which should be considered in developing the licensing process and fees.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

Community Development staff is researching an option through its current permit tracking system, Accela Civic Platform, to assist with the licensing and renewal of STRs. This research is ongoing, and preliminary discussions are underway with the County of Ventura, which uses Accela to issue permits under their Temporary Rental Unit Program.

If a third-party service can assist in managing such applications, costs may be minimized.

Accessory Dwelling Units
The City’s ADU ordinances (inland and coastal) require all lots developed with an ADU to be rented for terms of not less than 31 consecutive days (primary residential unit, ADU, and junior ADU). Staff recommends that this limitation remain in effect and that neither STRs nor home shares shall be allowed if the lot is developed with an ADU or junior ADU.

Coastal Commission Coordination and Local Coastal Plan Amendment Process The Coastal Commission has long encouraged public access to the coast and visitorserving uses as a priority land use. With this in mind, staff met with California Coastal Commission staff on May 20, 2025, to update them about the City’s plans to adopt STR regulations. The STR area conceptually identified by Council was reviewed to demonstrate how it focuses such opportunities in a waterfront area that already has visitor-serving uses, and is close to beach access, amenities, and transportation options.

Coastal Commission staff acknowledged that many agencies are updating regulations regarding STRs and referred staff to a resource with examples of certified STR regulations in other coastal communities. Preliminary review of this information confirms that many coastal communities have updated their regulations in recent years, coincidently with updates of Housing Elements statewide. The variety and complexity of approved STR programs will help inform future negotiations with Coastal staff. On a preliminary basis, Coastal staff understood the City’s intent to create a geographic area for STRs and to allow a home share model in remaining areas with certain caveats, and agreed to continue meeting as the City develops program specifics.

Ultimately, this work effort will include a Zoning Ordinance amendment to Title 28 (Coastal Zoning regulations) as well as a Zoning Ordinance amendment to Title 30 (Inland regulations). The changes to Title 28 will require a Local Coastal Plan amendment (LCPA). After adoption by Council, the Title 28 amendments and associated LCP amendments will go to the Coastal Commission for certification. At this time, staff believes the ordinance amendments would not necessitate any change to the City’s Coastal Land Use Plan, because no changes in underlying land use designations are foreseen.

Noise and Nuisance Regulations
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As part of the program development, staff will also be proposing a comprehensive management and oversight structure that allows for the revocation of STR permits in certain defined instances to ensure compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods, e.g. excessive noise or nuisances. Other cities have very robust regulation programs in place and staff will be reviewing these as part of our program development. Staff requests input from Council on specific issues that should be explored as part of this management and oversight structure.

PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN:

Given the history of this effort, the City has a healthy interested parties list on file.

Community Development staff will also launch a website explaining the development of this STR program and post it through City outlets. In addition, staff will conduct focused meetings with stakeholder groups who have participated in public hearings on this effort over the last 10 years such as:
 Board of Realtors
 Santa Barbara Rental Property Owner’s Association
 Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
 Coastal Housing Partnership
 South Coast Chamber of Commerce
 Visit Santa Barbara
 Multiple STR agents and working groups based on prior testimonies.

Staff anticipates this effort will launch in late August 2025 and continue into early 2026 with website updates and outreach as requested through the process.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The City collects Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) from STR operators who have complied with City laws and have a Business Tax Certificate. Revenue might drop if the adopted program causes some STRs to cease operating (e.g., allowing only hosted home share units in the single-family residence zones) because they cannot meet future performance standards. A more refined estimate of the potential lost revenue and cost increases will be provided once the specifics of the ordinance are settled.

Community Development staff is researching options for managing increased permit activity for STRs and home shares, with a goal of establishing a fee schedule that will fully offset the costs of the program. It should be noted that preliminary research found that agencies with robust programs had more employees than modest programs. Further research on these variables will be completed to better inform decision makers when staff returns with draft ordinance language.

Council Agenda Report
Short-Term Vacation Rental Enforcement Program Update
and Short-Term Rental Ordinance Update
August 5, 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) states that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. An ordinance amendment to revise, clarify, and add permit procedures related to short-term rentals and home shares will enhance efficiency and add new development standards to minimize potential adverse impacts to the surrounding areas. This ordinance amendment is not related to any particular development project, and individual projects will be subject to compliance with CEQA, as applicable.

QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL:
a. Does Council want to continue to treat STRs as hotels in terms of permitting, or create a simpler permitting path (e.g., classify them as dwelling units rather than a commercial use)?
b. Does Council want to remove both hotel use and STRs from multi-unit residential zones (R-M, R-MH)? Council already directed staff to remove hotels from the R-M and R-MH zones, so clarification is needed if Council’s direction is to treat STRs differently from hotels.
c. Does Council want to allow home share use in all zones that allow either residential or hotel use, including single-unit and two-unit (R-2) zones? d. Does Council agree with staff’s recommendation to only allow hosted home shares (i.e., owner must always be present on-site)?
NEXT STEPS:

With clear direction from Council on the questions presented today, staff will develop the draft ordinance and launch the public outreach effort. The anticipated schedule is as follows: outreach to stakeholder groups in fall 2025, draft ordinance to Planning Commission in winter 2025, review by Ordinance Committee and Finance Committee in winter 2026, and return to Council in late winter or spring 2026. Once adopted by Council, the ordinance will be effective inland in 30 days. In the coastal zone, the ordinance amendments will require certification of a Local Coastal Program Amendment by the Coastal Commission, which takes approximately six months to a year.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Map of area/zones where STRs are currently allowed

2. Housing Element policies

3. Zones where STRs are allowed (Existing and Proposed)

4. Short Term Rental Information Handout – Coastal Zone

5. Map of Proposed Area for new Coastal Zone STR Permit Area Council Agenda Report
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PREPARED BY: Denny Wei, Assistant City Prosecutor
William Alva, City Attorney Investigator
John Doimas, Assistant City Attorney
Laura M. Bridley, Project Planner
Rosie Dyste, Interim Principal Planner
SUBMITTED BY: Sarah J. Knecht, City Attorney
Allison DeBusk, Interim Community Development Director
APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
West Downtown
Milpas
Lower East Downtown
East Beach
Waterfront West Beach
Lower State
Westside
West Mesa
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San Roque
Samarkand
Upper State
Oak Park
Lower West
Lower Riviera
Laguna
Hitchcock
Foothill
Eucalyptus Hill
Eastside
East San Roque
East Mesa
Coast Village
Campanil
Bel Air
Alta Mesa
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Cielito
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Attachment 2:

Housing Element Policies regarding
Short Term Rentals
Goal 4: Promote Housing Stability. Implement tenant protection measures, promote full-time occupancy of existing housing, and discourage conversion of housing to other uses.

Policy 4.3: Housing for Residents. Promote occupancy of existing housing for residents through ordinances, zoning changes, and vacancy tax programs that limit practices such as short-term rentals, conversions to hotels, and prolonged vacancies.

In support of that goal and policy is Housing Element Program HE-19: Short-Term Rental Framework and Ordinance, which requires City staff to create a short-term rental permit program.

Program HE-19: SHORT‐TERM RENTAL FRAMEWORK AND ORDINANCE Recent trends of increasing numbers of illegal short-term rentals (30 days or less) in the City has led to concerns that these uses are displacing existing long-term housing. In a September 2022 report to City Council on a potential future short-term rental permitting program, it was estimated that there are 1,560 listings of vacation rentals on web based rental platforms, a 27 percent increase from the previous year. Of those, only 19 have been permitted.

Legal short-term rentals are currently allowed only in zones where hotel uses are allowed, in compliance with certain requirements and procedures. Short-term rentals are considered a nonresidential use and applicants go through a Change of Use permit process. Projects of two or more units require a conversion permit to a hotel.

The City operates an enforcement program on a complaint-driven basis and launched a oneyear pilot program in August 2023 with the objective of gathering accurate data and increasing enforcement of unpermitted, illegal short-term rentals. Enforcement is a staff-intensive and time-consuming process which takes on average four to nine months to resolve by code compliance staff. Enforcement in the Coastal Zone is complicated by a recent court case that only allows the City to enforce on nuisance based complaints, until a new short-term rental program is certified by the California Coastal Commission.

Based on direction from City Council, the City will continue to develop a framework for a future short term rental permit program. The program will determine which residential units would be eligible for short-term rental, including evaluating how to preserve existing long-term rental housing by considering a requirement that the unit is occupied by the owner as their primary residence (all rental units would be ineligible), the unit is not deed-restricted affordable housing, and the unit is not a type of housing that prohibits short-term rental (e.g., accessory dwelling units). Once adopted, enforcement of illegal short-term rentals would be improved by contracting with a web monitoring firm that would identify illegal listings, requiring that hosting platforms delist illegal rentals, and establishing higher fines and penalties to discourage noncompliance. Once the framework is approved, the City shall prepare Zoning Ordinance amendments for adoption to implement the program.

Attachment 3
Table 1: Zones Where Hotels / STRs Are Currently Allowed Zone Allows Hotel and Similar Uses
Inland (Title 30)
R-S Residential Single Unit Not Allowed
R-2 Two-Unit Residential Not Allowed
R-M Residential Multi-Unit Conditionally allowed in a Historic Structure, and only with a CUP
R-MH Residential Multi-Unit and Hotel Allowed
O-R Office Restricted Conditionally allowed in a Historic Structure, and only with a CUP
C-R Commercial Restricted Allowed
C-G Commercial General Allowed
M-C Manufacturing Commercial Allowed
Coastal (Title 28)
A, E, R-1 One-Family Residence Zones Not Allowed
R-2 Two-Family Residence Zone Not Allowed
R-3 Limited Multiple-Family Residence Conditionally allowed for “bed and breakfast inns”1in a Historic Structure, and
only with a CUP
R-4 Hotel-Motel-Multiple Residence Allowed
HRC-1 Hotel and Related Commerce 1 Allowed
HRC-2 Hotel and Related Commerce 2 Allowed
R-H Resort-Residential Hotel Zone Allowed
R-O Restricted Office Conditionally allowed for “bed and breakfast inns” in a Historic Structure, and
only with a CUP
C-L Limited Commercial Allowed
C-P Restricted Commercial Allowed
C-1 Limited Commercial Allowed
C-2 Commercial Allowed
C-M Commercial Manufacturing Allowed
O-C Ocean-Oriented Commercial Conditionally allowed for “small hotels” (6 guestrooms max.), and only with a CUP
M-1 Light Manufacturing Allowed
1 A bed and breakfast inn is subject to the same standards as a hotel.

Attachment 3
Table 2: Zones Where Hotels, STRs, and Home Shares Are
Proposed to be Allowed
Zone Hotels STRs Home
Shares
(Hosted)
Inland (Title 30)
R-S Residential Single Unit Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed R-2 Two-Unit Residential Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed R-M Residential Multi-Unit Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed R-MH Residential Multi-Unit and
Hotel
Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed
O-R Office Restricted Conditionally allowed in a
Historic Structure, and
only with a CUP
Conditionally allowed in a
Historic Structure, and
only with a CUP
Allowed
C-R Commercial Restricted Allowed Allowed Allowed
C-G Commercial General Allowed Allowed Allowed
M-C Manufacturing
Commercial
Allowed Allowed Allowed
Coastal (Title 28)
A, E, R1 One-Family Residence
Zones
Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed
R-2 Two-Family Residence
Zone
Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed
R-3 Limited Multiple-Family
Residence
Conditionally allowed for
“bed and breakfast inns”2
in a Historic Structure,
and only with a CUP
Conditionally allowed for
“bed and breakfast inns”2
in a Historic Structure,
and only with a CUP
Allowed
R-4 Hotel-Motel-Multiple
Residence
Allowed Allowed Allowed
HRC-1 Hotel and Related
Commerce 1
Allowed Allowed Allowed
HRC-2 Hotel and Related
Commerce 2
Allowed Allowed Allowed
R-H Resort-Residential Hotel
Zone
Allowed Allowed Allowed
R-O Restricted Office Conditionally allowed for
“bed and breakfast inns”
in a Historic Structure,
and only with a CUP
Conditionally allowed for
“bed and breakfast inns”
in a Historic Structure,
and only with a CUP
Allowed
C-L Limited Commercial Allowed Allowed Allowed
C-P Restricted Commercial Allowed Allowed Allowed
C-1 Limited Commercial Allowed Allowed Allowed
C-2 Commercial Allowed Allowed Allowed
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Manufacturing
Allowed Allowed Allowed
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Commercial
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“small hotels” (6
guestrooms max.), and
only with a CUP
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“small hotels” (6
guestrooms max.), and
only with a CUP
Allowed
2 A bed and breakfast inn is subject to the same standards as a hotel.

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Table 2: Zones Where Hotels, STRs, and Home Shares Are
Proposed to be Allowed
Zone Hotels STRs Home
Shares
(Hosted)
M-1 Light Manufacturing Allowed Allowed Allowed
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
630 GARDEN ST. SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
(805) 564-5578 | SantaBarbaraCA.gov

SHORT-TERM

RENTALS (STRS)

INFORMATIONAL PACKET
QUESTIONS?
Additional information regarding the planning process can be obtained at the Planning Counter at 630 Garden Street
(805) 564-5578, [email protected]
WHAT IS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL?
Short-term rentals (STRs), also known as vacation rentals, meet the City of Santa Barbara’s definitions of Hotels and Similar Uses if overnight accommodation is offered for periods of 30 consecutive days or less outside the coastal zone and less than 30 consecutive days in the coastal zone. STRs are a commercial use of a property. The conversion of an existing home to a STR is considered a change of use from residential use to nonresidential use.

ZONES WHERE HOTELS MAY BE PERMITTED
The following zones are where hotels, and thus STRs, may be permitted, provided that all the applicable standards are met. An STR is not allowed if the location is not in one of these zones. STRs in single-unit zones are strictly prohibited.
• Allowed Inland Zones: R-MH, C-R, C-G, and M-C
• Allowed Coastal Zones: R-4, C-L, C-P, C-1, C-2, C-M, HRC-1, HRC-2, HRC-2/OC, and M-1 • Requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP): O-R*, R-M*, R-3*, R-O*, and O-C Zones * Only allowed in or on the same lot as a Structure of Merit or City Landmark

PROPERTIES WITH AN ADU/JADU
Properties with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) may not be rented for less than 31 consecutive days. This prohibition applies to the primary residential unit, accessory dwelling unit, and junior accessory dwelling unit.

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Short-Term Rentals (STRs)
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SHORT-TERM RENTAL ENFORCEMENT
Beginning August 1, 2023, the City launched its Short-Term Rental Enforcement Program. The City Attorney’s Office oversees the program. Call in a complaint at (805) 897-1934 or use the online form at: City Attorney’s Office.

Enforcement against unpermitted STRs in the coastal zone is limited to situations where complaints are received due to tenant behavior or other nuisance-like conditions—if the property does not have an ADU or JADU. However, the City can and will proactively enforce failure to obtain business tax certificates or comply with the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax requirements. For short-term vacation rentals in the coastal zone, contact the City Finance Department to begin the Business Tax Certificate and TOT registration process.

IS A BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATE REQUIRED?
Yes, STR operators must have a business tax certificate. Contact City Hall – Business Licensing Office.

ARE PAYMENTS OF TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES REQUIRED?
Yes, the City of Santa Barbara requires every short-term rental operator to collect and pay transient occupancy taxes (TOT). For additional information, contact City Hall – Business Licensing Office.

PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Parking requirements for permitted STRs are the same as that for Hotels: one space per guestroom/sleeping unit, or the residential housing type, whichever is greater. In the case of STRs, each bedroom is considered a sleeping unit. Note that if a residential unit is converted to an STR, that unit will no longer be eligible to be part of the Residential Parking Program. City policy dictates that parking for nonresidential uses, including STRs, cannot back out onto a street; therefore, there must be an adequate area onsite for a turnaround.

IS DESIGN REVIEW REQUIRED?
Exterior alterations to a nonresidential building or site (such as changes to parking, landscaping, doors, windows, paint colors, etc.) will require design review approval by the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) or Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC). See the Planning Application Guide for details.

GROWTH MANAGEMENT LIMITATIONS
The City’s Growth Management Program, Chapter 30.170 / 28.85, applies to all nonresidential uses, including a change of use from residential to STR. Most lots can convert or add up to 1,000 square feet of floor area to nonresidential use. Lots within the Downtown Development Area are allowed an additional 2,000 square feet.

WHEN IS A HOTEL CONVERSION PERMIT REQUIRED?
A Hotel Conversion Permit is required if more than one dwelling unit is proposed to be converted to a STR. See SBMC Chapter 30.155 / 28.88 and the Condo & Hotel Conversion Supplemental Application for more details.

SETBACKS AND OPEN YARD
Buildings proposed for use as a STR must comply with the required setbacks in the zone for nonresidential uses. Nonconforming buildings may require Zoning Modification for a change of use in the setbacks. If the property is mixed-use (both residential and hotel) changes to required residential open yards may apply.

Short-Term Rentals (STRs)
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TENANT PROTECTIONS
The conversion of an existing residential unit to an STR must comply with the provisions in the Tenant Displacement Assistance Ordinance (TDAO) SBMC Chapter 30.190 / 28.89. A 60-day Notice of Intent must be provided before filing any application, and certification of monetary assistance to all eligible resident households must be provided before permit issuance. Projects that involve more than one unit are subject to the tenant protections in the Hotel Conversion Ordinance SBMC Chapter 30.155 / 28.88.

ARE SEPARATE WATER METERS REQUIRED?
A separate water meter may be required for STRs. Commercial rates will apply to water and sewer usage.

Please contact City Water Resources for more information.

CAN I OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR AN OCCASIONAL STR?
No, converting a residential unit to a short-term rental is a permanent change from residential to nonresidential use. The City’s Municipal Code does not recognize occasional short-term rentals. Once the residential use has been converted to an STR, it is a legal nonresidential use. If you want to change it back to residential use, you must meet all the residential standards in effect at that time. It may not be simple to convert a building back to residential use.

IS A TIME-SHARE ALLOWED?
If the property functions as a time-share (SBMC §30.300.200 / 28.04.020), it is considered a hotel or similar use subject to the same zoning limitations for hotels and similar uses described in this packet. Hotels and similar uses include auto courts, bed and breakfasts, hostels, inns, motels, motor lodges, time-share projects, shortterm rentals or similar use of single or multi-unit residential dwellings, and tourist courts. A residential unit cannot be rented for periods of 30 calendar days or less. Rental units must comply with the minimum lease requirements in SBMC Chapter 26.40 (Required One-Year Lease Offers To Residential Tenants).

WHAT OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS MAY APPLY?
The conversion of an existing residential unit to a STR may require additional upgrades, permits, or reviews from other City reviewing agencies, such as fire partitions between sleeping units. Dwellings with six or more sleeping rooms or ten or more occupants with a change in occupancy from permanent to short-term will constitute a change in occupancy from R-3 and R-1. Any alterations may trigger accessibility requirements in the Building Code. Conditions of approval limiting hotel uses may also apply.

IS A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIRED?
Yes, applications to permit an STR in the coastal zone require a Coastal Development Permit (CDP).

WHERE SHOULD I START?
Before you try to convert a property to a STR, applying for a Planner Consultation with the Planning Division is highly recommended. A Planner Consultation is a Pre-Application that provides a focused review of plans or project descriptions to address feasibility questions of STRs. Use the STR Screening Checklist on the following page for the potential permitting process that may apply to your project.

Short-Term Rentals (STRs)
Planning Handouts | Informational Packet Page 4 of 4

STR SCREENING CHECKLIST
Review the following checklist to determine the level of review needed to permit a Short-Term Rental (STR).

QUESTIONS
1 City Limits. Is the property within the City of Santa Barbara limits? Outcome: If yes, continue with this checklist. If not, contact the relevant jurisdiction (County, etc.). 2 Coastal Zone. Is the property within the Coastal Zone? Outcome: If the property is in the Coastal Overlay Zone (S-D-3) a Coastal Development Permit is required; submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If the property is not in the Coastal Zone, go to #3. 3 Zoning District. Is the property in a zone that allows, or conditionally allows, a Hotel use? Outcome: If your location is not in an allowed zone, an STR is not allowed. If a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required, submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If the use is allowed in the zone, go to #4 4 Multiple STR Conversions. Are you converting more than one existing residential unit to a STR? Outcome: If yes, a Conversion Permit is required, submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If not, go to #5. 5 Unit Size. What is the size of the proposed STR unit? Outcome: If the unit is 1,000 sq. ft. or less, go to # 6. If the unit is between 1,001–3,000 sq. ft., a Development Plan must be approved by design review; submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If the unit is over 3,000 sq. ft., Planning Commission approval is required; submit a Planning (PLN) Application. 6 Zoning Modifications. Is the STR out of compliance with any zoning standards (setbacks, parking etc.)? Outcome: If yes, a Zoning Modification is required, submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If not, go to #7. 7 Design Review. Are any exterior site or building alterations required or proposed? Outcome: If yes, design review is required, submit a Planning (PLN) Application. If not, go to #8. 8 Building Permit. Is construction proposed or does a change in occupancy require a building permit? Outcome: If yes, submit a Building Permit (BLD) Application. If not, go to #9. 9 Zoning Clearance. Do you have a Zoning Clearance to operate? Outcome: A Zoning Clearance is required for a change from residential to nonresidential use. If a building permit is not required, submit a Planning (PLN) Application to request a Zoning Clearance. Go to #10 10 Business Tax Certificate. Have you applied for a business tax certificate? Outcome: Apply online at https://santabarbara.bizlicenseonline.com using schedule 37-02 Vacation Rental Coastal for properties residing in the coastal zone; or schedule 37-01 Vacation Rental Non-Coastal for properties residing in all other areas.
11 Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) & Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Assessment. Have you registered within 30 days of commencing short-term rental operations to remit TOT and TBID? Outcome: Find the registration form on our TOT webpage and email the completed form to [email protected].

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Administrator’s Office and City Attorney’s Office SUBJECT: Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment – Project Update [Resolution] RECOMMENDATION: That Council:

A. Approve the amendment to the project description contained in the Project Agreement dated March 14, 2024 between the City of Santa Barbara and Paseo Propco, LLC and direct the City Administrator and the City Attorney to negotiate a Disposition and Development Agreement for redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center consistent with the terms outlined in the Council Agenda Report including the change in configuration of the project and the City’s financial contribution; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara Supplementing Resolution No. 24-016 Declaring Designated Parcels of City-Owned Property to be Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant to Subparagraph (J) of Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (F) of California Government Code Section 54221 – Paseo Nuevo – by the Addition of City-Owned Property Commonly Referred to as Parking Lot 2.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Since City Council’s approval of the Project Agreement with Paseo Propco, LLC (AB Commercial) in March 2024, the Paseo Nuevo redevelopment proposal has been revised to create a more financially feasible and buildable project. The original 500-unit proposal required full demolition of the mall (excluding the Nordstrom building) and construction of a new foundation—costs that rendered the project economically unviable. In response, AB Commercial updated the proposal to retain key existing structures such as the in-line shops, art museum, and theater, while demolishing only the obsolete Macy’s building.

The revised plan includes 233 market-rate units, 80 affordable units, 175,368 square feet of retail space, and redesigned public areas, while maintaining adequate parking and Agenda Item No. 10
File Code No. 170.01
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increasing building height under California’s Density Bonus Law. According to the new proposal, Parking Lot 2, which is subject to existing covenants that reserve it as parking for Paseo Nuevo, would be added to the properties subject to redevelopment.

The updated program delivers more affordable housing than required, with 80 units proposed on Lot 2—far exceeding the 12–23 units needed to satisfy current obligations.

These affordable units, likely financed through low-income housing tax credits, would be delivered concurrently with the market-rate housing (located on the former Macy’s parcels), maximizing community benefit and addressing Santa Barbara’s housing needs.

The retail component includes a specialty food market at State and Ortega Streets, a large fitness or wellness anchor, and a refreshed mix of retail shops and restaurants. The overall parking supply would be reduced from 1,687 to 1,529 spaces but remains sufficient to support residential and commercial uses.

To improve project financial feasibility, City staff recommends a number of financial contributions to the project as outlined in this report. Pending Council direction at this meeting, staff would then proceed to finalize negotiations on a Disposition and Development Agreement for the project that would be brought back to Council for final approval at a future date.

BACKGROUND
In 1987, the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara (RDA) and Paseo Nuevo Associates entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement that provided for the development of the Paseo Nuevo Mall, which included the in-line mall shops, two anchor tenants, and associated on-site and off-site parking. In 1989, 75-year term ground leases were entered into between the RDA (as landlord) and Santa Barbara Associates (as tenant for the in-line shops main mall parcel (“Paseo Nuevo Parcel”)), Carter Hawley Hale Stores (as Tenant for the now the vacant Macy’s parcel (“Macy’s Parcel”)), and Nordstrom’s, Inc. (as tenant for the now vacant Nordstrom’s parcel (“Nordstrom’s Parcel”)). The Paseo Nuevo Parcel lease, the Nordstrom’s Parcel lease, and the Macy’s Parcel lease have remaining terms of approximately 40 years. The last expiration date is December 31, 2065. The RDA dissolved in 2012, and in 2016, ownership of all property underlying the ground leases transferred to the City of Santa Barbara. The City assumed the leases and all the obligations and restrictions of the many easements and restrictive covenant agreements relating to use of the leased property.

Ownership of the Paseo Nuevo Parcel lease and Macy’s Parcel lease have changed hands many times over the years until most recently in 2022 when AB Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund (AB Commercial) acquired the two leases through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure agreement with Paseo Nuevo Owner LLC and Paseo Nuevo Owner II LLC.

AB Commercial assigned the two leases to Paseo Propco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, an affiliate of AB. For convenience and to avoid confusion both AB and Paseo Council Agenda Report
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Propco LLC are referred to in this report as “AB Commercial.” AB Commercial has continued management of the mall property and, in consultation with the City, has evaluated the potential for redevelopment of the property.

The City retained Strategic Economics and The Maxima Group to assist the City with an objective third-party evaluation of the City’s options regarding redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo and the Macy’s Parcels. Both firms have extensive experience advising public agencies on real estate feasibility and complex redevelopment projects.

City staff, together with the consultant, evaluated the encumbrances and obligations restricting redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo and Macy’s Parcels under the current ownership structure and assessed options available for redevelopment working in collaboration with AB Commercial. Those options were presented to the City Council on September 19, 2023. On September 19, 2023, the City Council authorized staff to negotiate a project agreement with AB Commercial for potential redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo and Macy’s Parcels.

Implementation of the project (from a financial viability perspective) requires transfer of underlying fee title (transfer of ownership of the land to AB Commercial). Before the City may transfer title or otherwise dispose of the property, it must comply with the Surplus Land Act (California Government Code §§ 54220 et seq.) In this case, compliance was accomplished by adoption of Resolution 24-016 declaring the Paseo Nuevo Parcel, the Macy’s Parcel and the Nordstrom’s Parcel to be exempt surplus land pursuant to California Government Code § 54221(f)(1)(J). By letter dated March 18, 2024, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Housing Policy Development notified the City that the Paseo Nuevo Properties qualify as “exempt surplus land” under Government Code Section 54221, subdivision (f)(1)(j), due to existing constraints under contractual rights.

At the March 5, 2024, meeting, the City Council approved the initial Project Agreement and the Surplus Lands Act Resolution. Since March 2024, AB Commercial explored multiple revisions to the project’s development program to work towards an economically viable project. This report includes analysis of the latest project package, including an updated development project and requested financial incentives, in anticipation of negotiations for a new Disposition and Development Agreement.

DISCUSSION:

Updated Development Program
City Council approved the Project Agreement with AB Commercial during the March 5, 2024, Council meeting; however, the project components have been updated to reflect a more financially viable and buildable project. The 500-unit project proposed in 2024 required demolishing the entire mall, excluding the Nordstrom’s building, and rebuilding Council Agenda Report
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a new foundation. The new foundation alone would be cost-prohibitive to build, making the project financially infeasible. To bring it closer to financial viability, AB Commercial revised the project to utilize existing parking, demolish only the most functionally obsolete building on the site (Macys), retain the in-line shops, art museum and theater, and create new public spaces. The table below details the current proposed development program as compared to existing conditions and the March 2024 proposal.

Program Existing March 2024 August 2025
Market Rate Units (replacing Macy’s
building)
0 450-475 233
Affordable Units (replacing some Lot
2 parking)
0 25-50 80 (12-23
required)
Retail/Food & Bev floor area
(excluding Nordstrom)
240,000 s.f. 79,759 s.f. 175,368 s.f.

Community Uses Art Museum/
Theater
N/A Art Museum/
Theater
Parking Spaces in Lot 1 572 640 600
Residential parking per unit N/A 1.1 per unit 1 per unit Building height ~66’ 75’ 75’
Residential density N/A 81 du/acre 38 du/acre
Parking spaces in Lot 2 569 569 383
AB Commercial is proposing affordability restrictions that qualify for a waiver of development standards pursuant to the provisions of California’s Density Bonus Law (Cal.

Gov. Code Sections 65915-65918), resulting in a project that will exceed the City’s height limit of 60 feet for community benefit projects.

Affordable Housing: The revised development program includes 80 affordable housing units on a portion of City Parking Lot 2, resulting in more affordable units built than required for a 233-market rate unit project. Between 12-23 of the affordable units will be used to satisfy the project’s current affordable housing requirements, and the remaining units will be banked by AB Commercial for potential future market rate housing development on the Paseo Nuevo site. This revised project reduces parking in Lot 2 by 186 parking spaces; however, it results in significantly more affordable units than the project requires and enables the City to receive all 80 affordable units at the same time as the market rate project. These units would likely be available to tenants with an income range not exceeding 80 percent Area Median Income (AMI) due to the probable use of low-income tax credits to finance the affordable housing component of the project.

Retail Program: In addition to market rate and affordable units, the development program may include the following planned retail strategy:
 An anchor tenant at the corner of State Street and Ortega Street (~17,000 s.f.)  A large lifestyle fitness and/or wellness tenant (~25,000 s.f.)  Repositioned retail shops and restaurants
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Parking Program: The project will provide 1,529 parking spaces compared to the existing 1,687 spaces. This parking program includes:
 233 parking spaces (1 parking space for every market rate housing unit)  47 parking spaces dedicated to the anchor tenant
 320 spaces would remain to accommodate retail use and any dedicated spaces for redeveloping the Nordstroms building.
 Lot 2 would be reduced by 186 parking spaces to make room for the affordable housing project. Parking for the affordable units would be provided in Lot 2.

Project Economics
Based on a thorough review of the project financials, staff and the City’s consultant team concur with the basic assumptions identified in AB Commercial’s project pro forma. This includes a target 8% rate of return. Today, Paseo Nuevo is an encumbered asset due to the current easement and lease restrictions. These restrictions create a situation where neither the City nor AB can realize any value from the property without working together.

The City’s land would only have a monetary value if it were combined with AB’s ownership interest and all the restrictions are removed. However, even with the City transferring land to AB and removing restrictions, the proposed development project still yields a return well below market expectations.

As a result of the project’s financial performance, the encumbrances on the current properties, and the project’s potential to serve as a catalyst for the revitalization of Downtown Santa Barbara, staff recommends that the City provide support to the project through a combination of: the transfer of the Paseo Nuevo Parcels, including the Macy’s parcel; the contribution of the financial value of the Nordstrom’s parcel; the use of a portion of Parking Lot 2 for the affordable housing component; and an annual contribution equivalent to the City’s share of the project’s property tax obligation. The project also preserves the opportunity for future residential development on the Paseo Nuevo site, with affordable units developed on the Lot 2 site eligible to satisfy the City’s inclusionary housing requirements for that future phase.

AB Commercial has requested that the City also consider contributing a portion of the sales tax revenue generated by the project. However, sales tax revenues are a less predictable source of funding for the City’s General Fund, supporting core municipal services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and community programs.

Committing a portion of this revenue stream over a 20-year period could limit the City’s ability to respond to future economic shifts or community needs. In contrast, a property tax-based contribution offers a more stable, project-tied mechanism that supports investment while minimizing budgetary risk.

Once the City and AB work together to remove the property encumbrances, the total value of the City’s financial contribution (land value and future tax revenues) to the project could range from $32 million to $39 million. Even with these proposed contributions, AB Council Agenda Report
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Commercial’s estimated rate of return on the project is between 4.47% and 6.83%, well below the target return of 8%.

Staff recommends proceeding with a Disposition and Development Agreement that includes these contributions in order to allow AB Commercial to advance this complex mixed-use development in a financially viable manner. The project is expected to serve as a catalyst for Downtown Santa Barbara’s revitalization by increasing property values, adding new residents, and strengthening support for local businesses.

Nordstroms
The leaseholder of the Nordstrom site, DSP Santa Barbara Sub LLC, has submitted a preliminary proposal to convert the existing building into housing. While this project is independent from AB Commercial’s development, both parties are bound by the Reciprocal Easement Agreement (REA) along with the City. As such, all three parties must reach an agreement to amend the REA to permit residential use on their respective properties before the City can finalize the Disposition and Development Agreement.

Surplus Land Act – Lot 2
Including Lot 2 in the development proposal requires adoption of a resolution under the Surplus Land Act. Parking Lot 2 was developed pursuant to and in reliance on the Paseo Nuevo Agreements referenced in Resolution No. 24-016 and is additionally subject to the Paseo Nuevo Lot 2 Public Parking Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions Agreement recorded February 24, 1989 as document 89-012339, and amended by the Amendment to Parking Covenants and Parking Agreement, also recorded February 24, 1989 as document 89-012341 of the official records of the County of Santa Barbara (“Parking Covenants). The proposed resolution will make the necessary findings and declaration to include Lot 2 redevelopment as part of the project. The proposed resolution was submitted to HCD for review as recommended by HCD’s Surplus Land Act Guidelines.

HCD has confirmed that the “valid legal restriction” exemption applies to Lot 2.

Next Steps
If directed by Council, City staff and AB Commercial will continue to work cooperatively and in good faith to develop the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) based on the final project components as outlined in this Council Agenda Report. The final project description will be the basis for a formal application submitted to the Community Development Department for processing, including appropriate environmental and land use reviews. The DDA will establish the terms and conditions for development of the project, including such matters as the overall height, number of units, the number of affordable units, open space, project construction schedule and phasing, the community benefits provided, and public financial support. The DDA will include performance milestones to ensure the project is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with Council Agenda Report
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the City’s requirements. It also provides for the transfer of fee title to the property from the City to AB Commercial, contingent upon their commitment to deliver the final project as approved in the agreement. Approval of the DDA requires a public hearing by the City Council and adoption of an ordinance. Staff anticipate that this hearing for approval of the DDA will occur before the end of 2025. The DDA will also provide a requirement for design approval from the Historic Landmarks Commission. Once the DDA is complete, the applicant can move ahead with a land use entitlement application and review, expected to occur by Spring 2026.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

As outlined in this report, staff is recommending a financial contribution that includes land transfers and future tax revenues valued at between $32 million – $39 million. Given the current restrictions and financial status of the property, these contributions are necessary to generate a return on investment that is still well below regional market assumptions.

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:

The Paseo Nuevo Redevelopment project, which includes 233 market-rate units, 80 affordable units, and 175,368 square feet of retail space, presents opportunities to advance key sustainability goals within the community. The project will be subject to California’s Green Building Standards Code, which promotes energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction during construction and occupancy. Incorporation of high-efficiency fixtures, drought-tolerant landscaping, and potential use of solar-ready infrastructure will support long-term resource conservation. Additionally, by integrating housing and retail in a walkable downtown location, the project supports transit use and reduces vehicle miles traveled, contributing to greenhouse gas reduction goals.

ENVIROMENTAL REVIEW:

The change in the project description is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not have the potential for creating a significant effect on the environment and is not a “project” as defined in 14 Cal. Code of Regs. § 15378. The adoption of the proposed resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because the designation of the subject property as exempt surplus land does not have the potential for creating a significant effect on the environment and is not a “project” as defined in 14 Cal. Code of Regs. § 15378.

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ATTACHMENT: Updated Project Analysis and Conceptual Renderings PREPARED BY: Tess Harris, State Street Master Planner
Daniel S. Hentschke, Assistant City Attorney
SUBMITTED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
Sarah J. Knecht, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

PROJECT UPDATE

PASEO NUEVO

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THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE

PUBLIC SPACES

CHAPALA
STATE
ORTEGA
THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE

PRIVATE SPACES

INTIMATE GARDEN DECK

INTIMATE

GARDEN DECK

ACTIVE POOL
& AMENITY DECK

ACTIVE GARDEN DECK WITH

CONNECTION TO MALL
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VIEW FROM CORNER OF CHAPALA AND ORTEGA

CHAPALA
STATE
ORTEGA
THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE

VIEW FROM CORNER OF STATE AND ORTEGA

CHAPALA
STATE
ORTEGA
THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE

VIEW FROM PASEO AT STATE STREET

CHAPALA
STATE
ORTEGA
THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE

VIEW OF CENTRAL PLAZA SPACE IN MALL

CHAPALA
STATE
ORTEGA
THE GEORGETOWN COMPANY | ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN PASEO NUEVO | PROJECT UPDATE VIEW OF INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING AT LOT 2 GARAGE ON CHAPALA

CHAPALA

CANON PERDIDO
STATE

CARRILLO
ORTEGA
4 1
3 2
RES. LOBBY/

LEASING
TENANT

STORAGE
POOL
EQUIP.

ORTEGA
STREET

RESIDENTIAL

COURTYARD
UNIT
POOL
UNIT

MEZZANINE
UNIT

PASEO RETAIL MARKET PARKING
(E) PARKING
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT

UNIT UNIT

UNIT UNIT
RES. AMENITY
RES. AMENITY

ENLARGED SECTION
SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0” 1

RESIDENTIAL

COURTYARD
0 50’
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BUILDING SECTIONS
1 08 ________________
TYP.
10' - 3" 20' - 0"
STATE
STREET

CHAPALA

STREET (N) PARKING LOADING MARKET
(E) PARKING

RESIDENTIAL

AMENITY DECK
& POOL
(E) PARKING/

CIRCULATION

STAIR/ELEVATOR
CORE

HIGHEST OCCUPIED FLOOR
74' - 3"
TRASH
LOW

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL
11' - 0"

LOBBY / LEASING MEZZANINE

AMENITY / LEASING
POOL
1 STAIR/ELEVATOR
2 08 ________________
TYP.
10' - 3" 20' - 0"
FL. TO FL.

APPROX. 17' - 0"

RESIDENTIAL
(E) RETAIL
(E) PARKING

AT ROOFTOP
(E) PARKING/

CIRCULATION
(E) PARKING
ORTEGA
STREET
74' - 3"

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL
11' - 0"
ORTEGA
STREET
B
A

SECTION A

SECTION B
B
A

STAIR/ELEVATOR
CORE
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RESIDENTIAL
(MACY’S)
117/233 SPACES
RETAIL
54/320 SPACES

RESIDENTIAL
(MACY’S)
116/233 SPACES
RETAIL
250/320 SPACES
RETAIL
16/320 SPACES

MARKET/LEASING
47/47 SPACES
ONSITE
600
SPACES

PARKING DIAGRAM

OFFSITE

RATIO PROVIDED PROVIDED
236 1.2/UNIT 287
47 266
579
546
600 1,125

PARKING UNITS

PARKING ONSITE

RESI (MACY'S)
MARKET

ONSITE RETAIL
PARKING - LOT 2
PARKING - LOT 10
LEVEL B1 (EXISTING)
LEVEL B1 (EXPANDED &

RESTRIPED )
LEVEL 01 (EXISTING)
LEVEL 01 (NEW)
LEVEL 01.5 (EXISTING)
LEVEL 02 (EXISTING)

STATE STREET

CHAPALA STREET

W CANON PERDIDO STREET

W ORTEGA STREET
233
393
939

1.0/UNIT 233
320
Development Program Detail
Development Program Comparison
Program Existing March 2024 May 2025
Market rate units (replacing Macy’s building) 0 450-475 233 Affordable Units (replacing some Lot 2 parking) 0 25-50 80 (12-23
required)
Retail/Food & Bev floor area (excluding Nordstrom) 240,000 s.f. 79,759 s.f. 175,368 s.f.

Community Uses Art Museum
/Theater N/A Art Museum /Theater
Parking Spaces in Lot 1 572 640 600
Residential parking per unit N/A 1.1 per unit 1 per unit Building height ~ 66’ 75’ 75’
Residential Density N/A 81 du/acre 38 du/acre
Parking Spaces in Lot 2 569 569 383
• The 500-unit project required demolishing the entire mall (excluding the Nordstroms building) and rebuilding an entirely new foundation. The new foundation alone would be cost prohibitive to build and make the project financially infeasible
• The reduced development brings the project closer to financial viability as it:
• Utilizes the existing parking
• Demolishes only the most functionally obsolete building on the site (Macys) • Retains the Paseo Nuevo in-line shops, art museum, and theater, and creates new public spaces – brings in new merchants and activates interior and Chapala Street • Achieves the following goals: revitalizing the property; supporting rejuvenation of State St.; and adding much needed housing to downtown, including affordable units
The Development Program’s Evolution
• AB’s affordable housing requirements will be met by
building a stand-alone affordable housing project on
Lot 2
• This building will accommodate up to 80 units, bringing affordable units to the downtown right away
• Between 12 and 25 of these units will be used to
satisfy the project’s current affordable housing
requirements
• AB would like to bank the remaining units for future
market rate housing on the PN site
• The project will likely be financed using low-income
housing tax credits, which limits the high end of the
tenant income range to 80 percent AMI
Affordable Housing Program
Potential Retail Program
• Anchor tenant (approx. 15,000 sq.
ft.) at the corner of State and
Ortega Streets
• A large fitness and/or wellness
tenant
• Repositioned retail shops and
restaurants
Parking Program
• There are three parking lots covered by the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, making them part of the “Project”
• The proposed redevelopment would reorganize and increase spaces in Lot 1:
• 47 spaces provided to accommodate an anchor tenant
• 233 spaces would be dedicated to the AB project’s
residential units
• 320 spaces would remain to accommodate retail uses
and any dedicated spaces required for redeveloping the
Nordstrom building
• Lot 2 would be reduced by 186 stalls to make room for affordable housing
• Lot 10 would remain as is
• Overall, the project provides 1,529 spaces compared to the existing 1,687 spaces (reduction of 158 spaces) Parking Lots Existing Proposed Lot 1 572 600
Market Rate Residential 233
Affordable Residential 0
Anchor Tenant 47
Other Uses 320
Lot 2 569 383
Lot 10 546 546
Total Spaces 1,687 1,529
RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA BARBARA SUPPLEMENTING RESOLUTION NO.
24-016 DECLARING DESIGNATED PARCELS OF CITYOWNED PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (J) OF PARAGRAPH (1)
OF SUBDIVISION (f) OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54221 – PASEO NUEVO – BY THE

ADDITION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS PARKING LOT 2
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2024, the Council of the City of Santa Barbara adopted Resolution No. 24-016, A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Santa Barbara Declaring Designated Parcels Of City-Owned Property To Be Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant To Subparagraph (J) Of Paragraph (1) Of Subdivision (F) Of California Government Code Section 54221 – Paseo Nuevo; and
WHEREAS, the recitals and findings of Resolution No. 24-016 are incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the properties subject to Resolution No. 24-016 are referred to therein and in this Resolution as the Paseo Nuevo Properties; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated March 18, 2024, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Housing Policy Development notified the City that the Paseo Nuevo Properties qualify as “exempt surplus land” under Government Code section 54221, subdivision (f)(1)(j), due to existing constraints under contractual rights; and WHEREAS, the City is also the owner in fee simple of parcels of real property, commonly known as Parking Lot 2, which together the parcels referred to in Resolution No. 24-016, were acquired from the Successor Agency of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara pursuant Grant Deed No. 61-415 recorded July 15, 2013, as Instrument No. 2013-0048015 in the Official Records of the County of Santa Barbara; and WHEREAS, Parking Lot 2 is described as: Those certain tracts of real property located within Block 158, in the City of Santa Barbara, State of California, as shown on the Official Map thereof, particularly described as follows: Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Parcel Map 20,511, according to the map thereof recorded on October 10, 1989, filed in Book 44 of Parcel Maps, at Pages 35 through 41, inclusive, records of said County; and referred to herein for convenience only as Santa Barbara County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers APNs 039- 321-045, -047, -048, -051, -054, -055 and -056; and
WHEREAS, Parking Lot 2 was developed pursuant to and in reliance on the Paseo Nuevo Agreements referenced in Resolution No. 24-016 and is additionally subject to the Paseo Nuevo Lot 2 Public Parking Covenants, Conditions and Restriction Agreement recorded February 24, 1989 as document 89-012339, and amended by the Amendment to Parking Covenants and Parking Agreement, also record February 24, 1989 as document 89-012341 of the official records of the County of Santa Barbara (“Parking Covenants); and
WHEREAS, the Paseo Nuevo Agreements and Parking Covenants are valid legal restrictions not imposed by the City that make housing prohibited on the Paseo Nuevo Properties and Parking Lot 2 because they are existing constraints under ownership rights or contractual rights or obligations that prevent the use of the Paseo Nuevo Properties and Parking Lot 2 for housing that were agreed to prior to September 30, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Paseo Nuevo Agreements are valid, legally binding agreements that constrain the use of the Paseo Nuevo Properties and Parking Lot 2; and WHEREAS, the Paseo Nuevo Properties and Parking Lot 2 have been developed under the Paseo Nuevo Agreements and the Parking Covenants as a first class, high-quality, outdoor retail shopping center including anchor department stores, retail shops, restaurants, and commercial uses (“Paseo Nuevo Mall”); however, market conditions have substantially changed, the anchor stores have closed, the Paseo Nuevo Mall along with Parking Lot 2 require redevelopment, and the City of Santa Barbara and the lessees under the Ground Leases desire to redevelop the Paseo Nuevo Mall and Parking Lot 2 to achieve the highest and best use of the property; and WHEREAS, to make redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo Mall economically feasible, the City of Santa Barbara must convey the Paseo Nuevo Properties along with Parking Lot 2, or interests therein, to one or more of the lessees under the Ground Leases under terms and conditions that will be established by the City Council during the course of a public process that includes review under the California Environmental Quality Act and necessary land use and other approvals; and
WHEREAS, there is no feasible method to redevelop the Paseo Nuevo Mall without conveyance of the Paseo Nuevo Properties and Parking Lot 2, or interests therein, to one or more of the lessees under the Ground Leases or to avoid or mitigate the Paseo Nuevo Agreements and the Parking Covenants without agreement among all the parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, it is infeasible for the City to acquire the rights of the lessees under Paseo Nuevo Agreements and the Parking Covenants, and such acquisition of rights is not required under applicable law; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution is adopted pursuant to subparagraph (J) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of California Government Code section 54221.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Resolution No. 24-016 is supplemented to add Parking Lot 2, which along with the Paseo Nuevo Properties are no longer necessary for City use and are exempt surplus land as defined in subparagraph (J) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of California Government Code section 54221 for the reasons stated above in this resolution.

SECTION 2. The City Council may dispose of Parking Lot 2, or interests therein, in connection with disposal of the Paseo Nuevo Properties upon such terms and conditions as the City Council may establish following a public process for the review and approval of such disposal in accordance with applicable law, land use entitlements, and agreements necessary or convenient for the redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo Mall.

SECTION 3. This resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because the designation of the subject property as exempt surplus land does not have the potential for creating a significant effect on the environment and is not a “project” as defined in 14 Cal. Code of Regs. § 15378. Environmental review will be performed on any proposed redevelopment project and completed before any disposal of the property declared exempt surplus land by this Resolution.