Building & Fire Code Board of Appeals
Four vacancies.
Term expirations of June 30, 2028, and June 30, 2030. Qualifications and Categories: Members may be residents of the City or adjoining unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County. Appointees shall demonstrate knowledge and expertise in specialty areas governed by the construction and fire codes of the City. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. James Dewey
2. Jay Higgins
3. Thomas Keeler
4. Dr. James Marston
a. Incumbent first appointed on June 18, 2019; 7 years of service.
5. Michael McGuire
6. Elizabeth Sorgman
a. Incumbent first appointed on June 28, 2022; 4 years of service.
Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens
One vacancy.
Term expiration of June 30, 2028.
Qualifications and Categories: Appointee must reside within the City of Santa Barbara. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. E. Howard Green
a. Incumbent first appointed on June 30, 2019; 7 years of service.
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Citizens’ Oversight Committee
One vacancy.
Term expiration of December 31, 2026.
Qualifications and Categories: Appointee must be a qualified elector of the City of Santa Barbara who is a U.S. citizen, age 18 years or older.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. Michael Kalansky
2. Robert Eugene Sears, Jr.
3. Poornima Wagh
a. Also applied for the following other vacancies:
i. Historic Landmarks Commission
ii. Neighborhood Advisory Council
iii. Sister Cities Board
Community Development & Human Services Committee
Two vacancies.
Term expirations of December 31, 2026, for the Eastside Community category; and December 31, 2027, for the Latino Community category.
Qualifications and Categories: Appointees must be residents or employees or the designated organizations and qualified electors of the County of Santa Barbara who are U.S. citizens, age 18 years or older. For the current vacancies, appointees must be from either of the following categories: Eastside Community, or Latino Community.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. For the Eastside Community category:
a. Randy Kohn
b. Jaime Ross
2. For the Latino Community category:
a. None.
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Historic Landmarks Commission
One vacancy.
Term expiration of December 31, 2027.
Qualifications and Categories: Member may be a qualified elector of the City of Santa Barbara who is a U.S. citizen, age 18 years or older, or a non-City resident. Members must meet one of the following categories: licensed architect; professional architectural historian; licensed landscape architect; or a member from the public at large. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. For the Public at Large category:
a. Bryon Bass – non-city resident
b. Arielle Goodson – non-city resident
i. Arielle Goodson is also a current member of the Community Development & Human Services Committee.
c. Carl Perry – non-city resident
d. Poornima Wagh – qualified elector
i. Poornima Wagh also applied for the following other vacancies:
1. Citizens’ Oversight Committee
2. Neighborhood Advisory Council
3. Sister Cities Board
2. For the Professional Architectural Historian category:
a. Nicole Caldwell – qualified elector
3. For the Licensed Architect category:
a. Will Rivera – qualified elector
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Housing Authority Commission
Three vacancies.
Term expirations of June 30, 2030, for the Public At Large category, and June 30, 2028, for the Tenants category.
Qualifications and Categories: Members should have some interest and background in housing development, management, or other comparable experience. One member may be a non-City resident. All members should meet one of the following categories:
o Representative of the Public at Large.
o Tenant who is receiving housing assistance from the Housing Authority. o Senior tenant who is receiving housing assistance from the Housing Authority and is at least 62 years of age or older.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. For the Public at Large category:
a. Lisa Carlos, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on January 31, 2023; 3 years and 6 months in service. b. Donald Katich, non-city resident
2. For the Tenant category:
a. Gina Quiroz, city resident
b. Joseph Samora, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on June 10, 2025; 1 year in service.
3. For the Senior Tenant category:
a. Mary Fenger, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on November 12, 2019; 6 years and 7 months in service. b. Lisa Sands, city resident
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Neighborhood Advisory Council
One vacancy.
Term expiration of December 31, 2029.
Qualifications and Categories: Member must reside within the City of Santa Barbara representing the public at large.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. Dave Botsford
2. Victoria Kampmann
3. Kenneth Rivas
4. Tamara Sack
5. Poornima Wagh
a. Poornima Wagh also applied for the following other vacancies:
i. Citizens’ Oversight Committee
ii. Historic Landmarks Commission
iii. Sister Cities Board
Parks & Recreation Commission
One vacancy.
Term expiration of June 30, 2027.
Qualifications and Categories: One Youth Intern who shall be a high school student volunteer who resides within the Santa Barbara High School District or attends other high schools within City limits and is nominated by the principal of the student’s high school. The student shall be and remain a student in good standing as is determined by the high school. A student that graduates shall not serve for more than three (3) months following graduation. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
None.
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Rental Housing Mediation Board
Three vacancies.
Term expirations of December 31, 2027, for two Landlord Mediators; December 31, 2028, for one other Landlord Mediator.
Qualifications and Categories: Appointee may be a resident of the City or County of Santa Barbara. Non-city residents must reside within a jurisdiction which contracts with the Rental Housing Mediation Program for services (currently, Goleta and Carpinteria). For the current vacancies, appointees must be Landlords who must own or manage single or multiple residential units.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. Anthony Dal Bello, city resident
2. Robert Forst, county resident
3. Joseph Navarro, city resident
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Santa Barbara Youth Council
Eleven vacancies.
Term expirations of June 30, 2027, for three SBUSD High School students, and one Public at Large representative; and June 30, 2028, for one Local Private High School/Independent Studies student, three other SBUSD High School students, and three Local Alternative, Community, or Continuation School/Public at Large representatives. Qualifications and Categories: Members must be between the ages of 13-19 years old. Majority of members must be residents of the City of Santa Barbara, with only up to 5 new appointees being Couty residents; and meet one of the following categories:
o Students representing the public at large.
o Students from local alternative, community, or continuation high schools. o Students from a local private high school or independent studies. o Students attending SBHS, SMHS, or DPHS.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. For the SBUSD High School Students category:
SMHS (up to 3 new appointees); SBHS (only 1 new appointee); DPHS (up to 2 new appointees).
a. Nick Gaston, SBHS, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on November 19, 2024; 1 year and 6 months in service. b. Jaxon Honeycutt, DPHS, county resident
c. Amelia Leonardi, SMHS, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on June 10, 2025; 1 year in service. d. Maya Llewellyn, SMHS, county resident
e. Charlotte Smythe, SMHS, city resident
f. Wyatt Wagner, SMHS, city resident
i. Incumbent first appointed June 10, 2025; 1 year in service.
2. For the Public at Large category:
a. Piper McGinnis, county resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on December 2, 2025; 6 months in service. b. Oliver Ramsey Nevius, county resident
c. Carter Saunders, county resident
i. Incumbent first appointed on June 10, 2025; 1 year in service.
3. For the Private High School Students category:
a. Tatiana Taylor
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Single Family Design Board
One vacancy.
Term expiration of June 30, 2030.
Qualifications and Categories: Members must be residents of Santa Barbara County, though, members representing the public at large must be residents of the City of Santa Barbara.
Appointees may also serve on the Architectural Board of Review or Historic Landmarks Commission. Members must meet one of the following categories:
o Licensed Architect.
o Member possessing Professional Qualifications in fields related to architecture, including but not limited to architecture or landscape architecture; including but not limited to building design, structural engineering, industrial design, urban planning, or landscape contracting.
o Public at large.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. Shanar Moslehy, Professional Qualifications, county resident a. Incumbent first appointed on June 11, 2024; 2 years in service.
2. Shahab Parsa, Professional Qualifications, city resident Sister Cities Board
One vacancy.
Term expiration of December 31, 2026.
Qualifications and Categories: Member must be a resident of the City. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
Applicants:
1. Nimita Dhirajlal
2. Poornima Wagh
a. Poornima Wagh also applied for the following other vacancies:
i. Citizens’ Oversight Committee
ii. Historic Landmarks Commission
iii. Neighborhood Advisory Council
3. Steve Winterhalter