Agenda packet, first session — Santa Barbara City Council, September 22, 2026

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

CITY COUNCIL
Randy Rowse
Mayor
Kelly McAdoo
City Administrator
Kristen W. Sneddon
Mayor Pro Tempore
Oscar Gutierrez
Ordinance Committee Chair
John S. Doimas
City Attorney
Eric Friedman
Finance Committee Chair
Meagan Harmon
Mike Jordan
Wendy Santamaria
City Hall
735 Anacapa Street
http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026, 2:00 PM
AGENDA
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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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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 2:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Subject: Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances and Resolutions Recommendation: That Council waive the reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the consent agenda and the public hearing consent agenda and authorize reading by title only, pursuant to City Charter Section 511, unless otherwise requested by a member of the City Council; this waiver shall not apply to emergency ordinances, which shall be read in full as required by Section 511.

2. Subject: Authorize the City Administrator to Execute a Loan for the Development of Land by the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara Related to the Parma Court Project [Ordinance Adoption]
Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving a 30-year Loan Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara in the Amount of $1,000,000 for Development of the Real Property Located at 915 East Montecito Street to Be Used for Permanent Affordable Housing, to be Secured by a Deed of Trust and a 90-Year Affordability Control Covenant Imposed on Real Property and Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute Such Agreements, Subject to Approval as to Form by the City Attorney, as Necessary.

3. Subject: Adoption of Resolution of Summary Vacation of Storm Drain Easement at 832 Grove Lane [Resolution]
Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Ordering the Summary Vacation of a Storm Drain Easement Located at 832 Grove Lane (APN 053-012-008). 09/22/2026 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 2

4. Subject: Authorization to Submit State Revolving Fund Loan Applications for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 – 3 Projects [Resolution] Recommendation: That Council:

A. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 Project;
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 Project; C. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 2 Project;
D. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 2 Project; E. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 3 Project; and
F. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 3 Project. 09/22/2026 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 3

5. Subject: Contracts for Construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project [Resolution; Agreement]
Recommendation: That Council:

A. Reject the bid protest of Granite Construction Company, and award a contract with Security Paving Company, Inc., in their low bid amount of $8,695,162 for construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project, Bid No. 5123; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the contract and approve expenditures up to $869,516 for potential change orders and bid quantity adjustments, for a total expenditure authority of $9,564,678;
B. Authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $543,055 for construction management and inspection services and authorize $54,305 for potential extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $597,360; and
C. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 2026-057, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, to Appropriate Funds for the Construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project.

6. Subject: Agreement with Rock Rabbit, Inc. for Santa Barbara Clean Energy Program Management Platform [Resolution; Agreement]
Recommendation: That Council:

A. Authorize the Sustainability & Resilience Director to execute a four-year Professional Services Agreement with Rock Rabbit, Inc. for a not to exceed total amount of $310,475; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 2026-057 Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 to Increase Expenditure Appropriations in Santa Barbara Clean Energy Fund by $8,675 for Program Management Software Services.

7. Subject: Award of Contract for Master Services for WaterSmart Portal [Agreement]
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Water Resources Director to execute a five-year Master Services Agreement with Vertex One Software, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $414,685.
09/22/2026 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 4

8. Subject: Contract with Visit Santa Barbara for Tourism Marketing Services [Agreement]
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Deputy City Administrator to execute an annual community promotion contract with Visit Santa Barbara to provide marketing services that promote Santa Barbara as a tourism destination, in an amount of $950,000.

9. Subject: Professional Services Agreement Extension with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, for Independent Audit and Related Services [Agreement]
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Finance Director to approve and execute a professional services agreement extension with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, (CLA) to perform Independent Audit and related services for fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, June 30, 2028, and June 30, 2029.

10. Subject: Santa Barbara Clean Energy 2025 Power Source Disclosure Attestation
Recommendation: That Council approve the attestation for Santa Barbara Clean Energy as specified under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program, which requires the governing Council of a public agency providing retail electric service to endorse the accuracy of the Power Source Disclosure annual report, as submitted to the California Energy Commission for the previous year.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

PULLED CONSENT ITEMS

CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS

FIRE DEPARTMENT

11. Subject: Winter Storm Preparedness Update
Recommendation: That Council receive an update from the City Administrator, Fire Department, and Public Works regarding the City’s preparedness efforts for potential winter storms and El Niño-related weather conditions, including current preparations, advance public messaging, storm response, emergency operations and coordination with regional agencies.
09/22/2026 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 5

CITY ADMINISTRATOR

12. Subject: Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code to Establish Residential Rent Stabilization and Residential Rental Registry Programs [Ordinance Introduction; Resolution]
Recommendation: That Council:

A. Introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code to Preserve Affordable Housing and Protect Tenant and Landlord Rights by the Addition of Chapter 26.90 Relating to Residential Rent Stabilization and Chapter 26.100 Relating to Residential Rental Registry;
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 2026-057, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, to Approve an Allocation in the Fiscal Year 2027 Expenditure Appropriations in the Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Fund in the Amount of $500,000 to Support the Implementation of a Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry; and
C. The title of the Ordinance and Resolution have been read; if there is no objection from any Councilmember present, further reading is waived pursuant to Santa Barbara City Charter section 511.

COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS & ENGAGEMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY)

ADJOURNMENT
1 Ordinance No.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
BARBARA APPROVING A 30-YEAR LOAN AGREEMENT WITH

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
BARBARA IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 915

EAST MONTECITO STREET TO BE USED FOR PERMANENT

AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TO BE SECURED BY A DEED OF
TRUST AND A 90-YEAR AFFORDABILITY CONTROL

COVENANT IMPOSED ON REAL PROPERTY AND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE

SUCH AGREEMENTS, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM

BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS NECESSARY
WHEREAS, SANTA BARBARA SCHOOL DISTRICT (“Owner”) has entered into a long-term ground lease with PARMA COURT, L.P. (“Borrower”) of the real property located at 915 E Montecito in the City of Santa Barbara (“Property”); and WHEREAS, by minute action on September 15, 2026, the City Council introduced an Ordinance to approve a 30-year loan in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds (“City Loan”), secured by a Deed of Trust and a Ninety-Year Affordability Control Covenant; and WHEREAS, by May 2029 Parma Court, L.P. plans to construct 29 units affordable to Lower-Income families with a tenant preference given to Santa Barbara School District employees as an occupancy requirement in accordance with the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, codified in Health and Safety Code section 53570 et seq. and one non-income restricted manager’s unit (Project); and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the City Loan, Borrower and City agree to record an Affordability Control Covenant Imposed on Leasehold Estate (“Covenant”) restricting the rental of the Property to permanent affordable housing for a total of ninety (90) years to comply with the City’s Affordable Housing Policies and Procedures; and WHEREAS, the City Loan is secured by the Deed of Trust recorded in the office of the County Recorder on ____________, 2026, as Instrument No. ______________ of official records for the purpose of securing Borrower’s obligations under the City Loan; and
Agenda Item No. 2
2 WHEREAS, Borrower agrees to comply with Covenant recorded in the office of the County Recorder on _____________, 2026, as Instrument No. ______________ of official records.

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

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 the City Loan, the Deed of Trust and Covenant and authorizing approval by resolution of subsequent minor amendments to the agreements that do not extend their term, is hereby approved.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Public Works Department
Subject: Adoption of Resolution of Summary Vacation of Storm Drain Easement at 832 Grove Lane [Resolution]
Recommendation:

That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Ordering the Summary Vacation of a Storm Drain Easement Located at 832 Grove Lane (APN 053-012-008).

Discussion
The storm drain easement to be vacated was originally dedicated to the City of Santa Barbara by a recorded subdivision map recorded in March 1956. The legal description and plat of the existing storm drain easement proposed for vacation are shown in the Attachment. The existing storm drain line within this easement failed, causing damage to private property at 832 Grove Lane. City staff from the Public Works Department inspected the area and determined that the easement and associated facilities were no longer needed for storm drain purposes. The existing storm drain line has been permanently abandoned and capped, and a replacement storm drain has been constructed within a new alignment that improves function and minimizes future impacts on private property.

A new storm drain easement for the replacement of storm drain facilities has been granted to the City and recorded on April 28, 2026.

Pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 through 8335, including Section 8333(c), a local agency may summarily vacate a public service easement that has been superseded by relocation, provided there are no other public facilities located within the easement. The existing storm drain easement has been superseded by the relocation of the City's storm drain facilities into the newly recorded storm drain easement. The City has determined that the existing easement is no longer necessary for present or prospective public Agenda Item No. 3
Council Agenda Report
Adoption of Resolution of Summary Vacation of Storm Drain Easement at 832 Grove Lane [Resolution]

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purposes and that the criteria for summary vacation under California Streets and Highways Code Section 8333(c) have been satisfied.

The Public Works Department recommends that the City Council adopt the subject Resolution ordering the summary vacation of the unused storm drain easement.

Budget/Financial Information
This action has no financial/budget impact on the City.

Sustainability Impact
Vacating the existing storm drain easement at 832 Grove Lane has a neutral-to-positive sustainability impact. The new alignment improves stormwater management, reduces erosion risk, and supports resilient infrastructure without adding construction impacts or increasing energy use or emissions.

Environmental Review
Vacating the existing storm drain easement at 832 Grove Lane does not meet the definition of a “Project” under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5), as administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct physical changes to the environment are not subject to CEQA environmental review. All future projects that result in a physical change in the environment will be subject to CEQA environmental review.

Attachment:

Legal Description and Plat of Storm Drain Easement to Be Vacated and Replacement Easement Alignment
Prepared by: Ashleigh A. Sizoo, P.E., City Engineer/CDM/sk Submitted by: Brian D’Amour, P.E., Public Works Director Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
EXHIBIT “A”
Legal Description
APN: 053-012-008 Address: 832 Grove Lane
City of Santa Barbara
Easement to be Vacated
A ten-foot wide strip of land being a portion of Lot 1 as shown on the map entitled “San Roque Oaks Tract No. 1” recorded December 27, 1957, in Book 40 of Maps at Pages 97 and 98 in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, the centerline of which is described as follows:

Commencing at a point on the East line of said Lot 1 at the Northwesterly terminus of the course shown as North 33°12’10” West 123.84 feet on the above-mentioned map; thence, South 33°12’10” East 4.11 feet along said East line to the point of beginning; thence leaving said East line,

1. South 08°39’36” West 122.87 feet to a point on the Westerly line of said Lot 1 bearing North 32°42’40” West 5.02 feet from the Southwest corner of said Lot 1 The side lines of said ten-foot wide strip shall be shortenend or lengthened to terminate at the West and South line of said Lot 1.

Containing an area of 1,227 square feet more or less and is shown on the attached Exhibit “B”.

Replacement Easement
A ten-foot wide strip of land being a portion of Lot 1 as shown on the map entitled “San Roque Oaks Tract No. 1” recorded December 27, 1957, in Book 40 of Maps at Pages 97 and 98 in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, the centerline of which is described as follows:

Commencing at a point on the East line of said Lot 1 at the Northwesterly terminus of the course shown as North 33°12’10” West 123.84 feet on the above-mentioned map; thence, South 33°12’10” East 4.55 feet along said East line to the point of beginning; thence leaving said East line,

2. South 00°42’38” East 14.35 feet; thence,

3. South 29°40’07” East 73.60 feet; thence,

4. South 09°49’04” East 45.01 feet to a point on the Southerly line of said Lot 1 bearing South 87°28’39” West 35.73 feet from the Southeast corner of said Lot 1 The side lines of said ten-foot wide strip shall be shortenend or lengthened to terminate at the East and South line of said Lot 1.

Containing an area of 1,330 square feet more or less and is shown on the attached Exhibit “B”.

This real property description was prepared by me, or under my direction, in conformance with the Professional Land Surveyor’s Act.

Christopher G Vandrey, PLS 8783
8/27/2026
ATTACHMENT 1
GROVE LANE (60' WIDE) FOOTHILL ROAD (SR 192 80' WIDE) LOT 1 - R1 N57°17'20"E
N33°12'10"W N33°12'10"W 123.84'
C2
C1
N57°17'20"E 61.10' 30'
40' N32°42'40"W 127.64'
N87°28'39" E 96.04'
LOT 2 - R1
APN
053-012-008
APN
053-012-007
APN
053-012-009
Δ=2°18'38"
R=640.00'
L=25.81'
CURVE INFO.

C# DELTA RAD. LENGTH
C1 Δ=89°07'25" R=20.00' L=31.11'
C2 Δ=0°23'40" R=960.00' L=6.61' L1
S29°40'07"E 73.60'
L2
ESMT-02
10'
10'

SEE DETAIL
C2
C1
N33°12'10"W 123.84'
DETAIL
L1

4.55'
P.O.B.

35.73'
LINE INFO.

L# BEARING LENGTH
L1 S 00°42'38" E 14.35'
L2 S 09°49'04" E 45.01'
L3 S 08°39'36" W 122.87'

NEW SD ESMT
(1,330 SQUARE FEET)
ESMT-01
L3
L3

4.11'
CISBA.240622.08 GROVE LN * SD ESMT.dwg * 8/31/2026 * CGV/RCS * E-FILE EXHIBIT "B"
30' 15' 0' 30'15'
SCALE: 1" = 30'
LEGEND
R1: "SAN ROQUE OAKS TRACT NO. 1 BOOK 40 OF
MAPS AT PAGES 97-98
ESMT 01: EXISTING STORM DRAIN EASEMENT PER R1
(TO BE VACATED)
ESMT 02: EXISTING PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT PER R1
(TO REMAIN)

NEW STORM DRAIN EASEMENT AREA
(1,330 SQUARE FEET)

STORM DRAIN EASEMENT
RE-ALIGNMENT 832 GROVE LANE

EXIST SD ESMT
(TO BE VACATED)
201 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-692-6921 | www.mnsengineers.com
ATTACHMENT 1
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA ORDERING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF A STORM
DRAIN EASEMENT LOCATED AT 832 GROVE LANE (APN 053-012-
008)
WHEREAS, the storm drain easement located at 832 Grove Lane (Assessor’s Parcel Number 053-012-008) was originally dedicated to the City of Santa Barbara by a recorded subdivision map, as recorded in Book 40, Page 98 of Recorded Maps, Santa Barbara County in March 1956; and
WHEREAS, the existing storm drain line within said easement failed and caused damage to private property located at 832 Grove Lane; and WHEREAS, City staff from the Public Works Department inspected the area and determined that the easement and associated facilities are no longer needed for storm drain purposes; and
WHEREAS, the existing storm drain line has been permanently abandoned, filled with concrete, and capped, and a replacement storm drain has been constructed within a new alignment that provides improved function and minimizes future impacts to the property; and
WHEREAS, a new storm drain easement for the replacement storm drain facilities has been granted to and recorded on April 28, 2026, in favor of the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code sections 8330 through 8335, including section 8333(c), a local agency may summarily vacate a public service easement that has been superseded by relocation, provided there are no other active public facilities within the easement requiring its continued reservation; and WHEREAS, the existing storm drain easement has been superseded by the relocation of the City's storm drain facilities into a newly recorded storm drain easement. The former storm drain has been permanently abandoned, filled with concrete, and capped. The City Council finds that the existing easement is no longer necessary for present and prospective public purposes; therefore, the criteria for summary vacation under California Streets and Highways Code section 8333(c) have been satisfied; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department recommends that the City Council adopt this Resolution to remove the unused easement from the property record. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA THAT:

1. The City Council of the City of Santa Barbara hereby orders the summary vacation of the storm drain easement located at 832 Grove Lane.

2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution, attested by the City Clerk under seal, to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County.

3. This Resolution is effective immediately upon adoption.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Department of Water Resources
Subject: Authorization to Submit State Revolving Fund Loan Applications for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 – 3 Projects [Resolution] Recommendation:

That Council:

A. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 Project;
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 Project; C. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 2 Project;
D. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 2 Project; E. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Filing of a Financial Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 3 Project; and
Agenda Item No. 4
Council Agenda Report
Authorization to Submit State Revolving Fund Loan Applications for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 – 3 Projects [Resolution]

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F. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Capital Expenditures Paid Prior to the Approval by the State Water Resources Control Board of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Agreement for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 3 Project.

Discussion
Background and Project Description
Vic Trace Reservoir is located at 740 Dolores Drive in the City of Santa Barbara’s (City’s) Alta Mesa neighborhood. The facility was constructed in 1956 as a partially buried, 10-million-gallon concrete reservoir used for treated drinking water storage. The City identified the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project (Project) as critical in its Water Distribution Infrastructure Plan (WDIP). The WDIP provides strategic guidance and practical recommendations to address the City’s water distribution and water supply needs through Water Planning Year 2050. As one of the City’s largest reservoirs, Vic Trace was recommended for replacement due to its age, increasing repair needs, and importance to the City’s overall water storage portfolio.

This multi-year, multi-phase Project will span three construction phases:
• Phase 1 – Offsite Pipeline Work and Onsite Preparation: Construction of an offsite reservoir bypass system, replacement of offsite pipelines and valves, and onsite preparation work to remove Vic Trace Reservoir from service. • Phase 2 – Reservoir Demolition and Construction: Demolition of Vic Trace Reservoir and construction of two buried five-million-gallon prestressed concrete reservoirs, valve vaults, and onsite buried pipelines.
• Phase 3 – Valve/Pump Station Building and Onsite Restoration: Restoration of the reservoir site, including access roads, terraces, landscaping, and construction of the Valve/Pump Station building.

The Project’s design meets modern standards to improve serviceability, enhance resiliency, and strengthen the City’s ability to deliver water to the community. Once the Project is complete, the site will have enhanced security and new fire- and drought-resistant landscaping, as well as improved site drainage and stormwater capture. Beyond the property, aging pipelines and valves will also be replaced along La Coronilla Drive, Dolores Drive, and Ricardo Drive.

Council Agenda Report
Authorization to Submit State Revolving Fund Loan Applications for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 – 3 Projects [Resolution]

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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
Project Phases 1, 2, and 3 are eligible to pursue a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan. Initiating the loan process now will ensure the funding is available to proceed with construction in summer 2028.

The DWSRF program, managed by the California State Water Resources Control Board in partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, funds up to $50 million per eligible phase of a drinking water project through 20- to 30-year low-interest financing agreements with recent interest rates at approximately 2%. In comparison, municipal bond rates have historically been between 4% and 6%.

For a complete DWSRF application, Council must adopt a resolution authorizing the application and reimbursement to the City for each Project phase. Each resolution will designate the Water Resources Director, or designee, as the City’s authorized representative, who will have the authority to sign and submit the DWSRF application materials, certify compliance with State and Federal laws, execute the financial assistance agreement and amendments, and certify disbursement requests. Each resolution also allows capital expenditures made prior to the execution of the DWSRF loan to be added to the total principal amount and reimbursed to the City. This will support the Water Operating Fund (Water Fund) in maintaining its Council Policy reserve levels.

Budget/Financial Information
The total Project costs, including design, environmental review and entitlements, construction, and project management, are estimated to be $130 million. Current design costs for the Project have been funded by the Water Fund using rate revenue. If the City can secure DWSRF loans, the Project’s design costs will also be included, yielding a reimbursement to the City’s Water Fund for costs incurred to date. Based on the June 2026 Council-adopted financial plan, which includes planned rate increases, the Water Fund will continue to meet Council Policy reserves as well as its Debt Service Coverage Ratio requirements with the proposed added debt financing for the Project.

Currently, DWSRF loans are limited to $50 million per project phase, with a not-to-exceed amount of $100 million per agency per year. The City anticipates construction costs of approximately $100 million, with an additional $30 million for design, environmental review, Council Agenda Report
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entitlements, community outreach, planning, and construction management services. The City is requesting a loan for each phase to cover the following costs:
• Phase 1 - $50 million (Phase 1 construction, design, planning, community outreach, and preconstruction services)
• Phase 2 - $50 million (Phase 2 construction)
• Phase 3 - $30 million (Phase 3 construction)
Staff anticipate receiving approval for the requested DWSRF loans. If not approved, staff will reevaluate options at that time, which may include potentially funding the Project using a combination of rate revenue and municipal bonds.

Environmental Review
This Project requires California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental compliance and entitlements. Staff anticipate completing CEQA permitting prior to design completion. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) was circulated for public comment on June 8, 2026, through July 30, 2026, and the Final EIR is anticipated in January 2027. All CEQA documentation will be completed prior to construction.

Prepared by: Gabriele Cook, Business Manager/KB/nv
Submitted by: Joshua N. Haggmark, P.E., Water Resources Director Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR A FINANCING AGREEMENT FROM

THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD FOR THE

PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIC TRACE
RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 1 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project Phase 1 (“Phase 1 Project”).

WHEREAS, the City is seeking to finance a portion of the Project with low-interest financing monies provided to the City by the State of California, acting by and through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program (DWSRF).

WHEREAS, the Project is divided into three phases, where Phase 1 will comprise of offsite pipeline work and onsite preparation work to establish the reservoir temporary bypass to take Vic Trace Reservoir out of service.

WHEREAS, a DWSRF Financial Assistance Application requires that the City designate an authorized representative to prepare necessary materials, submit an application, and execute the agreement, including amendments and disbursement requests.

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

1. The Water Resources Director is authorized and directed to sign and file on behalf of the City of Santa Barbara, a Financial Assistance Application with the State Water Resources Control Board for a financing agreement for the planning, design, and construction of the Phase 1 Project.

2. The City Administrator, Water Resources Director, and Finance Director (Designated Representatives) are each authorized to provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the Financial Assistance Application, to execute a financial assistance agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board and any amendments or changes thereto, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and to take all other actions necessary or convenient to carrying out the City’s responsibilities under the financing agreement, including certifying disbursement requests on behalf of the City and compliance with applicable state and federal laws. 2 3. The Designated Representatives may further delegate responsibility under this resolution.
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA DECLARING ITS OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES PAID PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD OF A DRINKING

WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT FOR
THE VIC TRACE RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 1 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (the City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 1 Project (“Phase 1 Project”).

WHEREAS, the City intends to finance the construction and/or reconstruction of the Project or portions of the Project’s Phase 1 with monies (Phase 1 Project Funds) provided to the City by the State of California, acting by and through State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board).

WHEREAS, the State Water Board may fund the Phase 1 Project Funds with proceeds from the sale of obligations, the interest upon which is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes (Obligations).

WHEREAS, prior to either the issuance of the Obligations or the approval by the State Water Board of the Phase 1 Project Funds, the City desires to incur certain capital expenditures (Expenditures) with respect to the Project from available monies of the City.

WHEREAS, the City has determined that those monies to be advanced before, on, or after the date hereof to pay the Expenditures are available only for a temporary period, and it is necessary to reimburse the City for the Expenditures from the proceeds of the Obligations.

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

1. The City hereby states its intention and reasonably expects to reimburse Expenditures paid prior to the issuance of the Obligations or approval by the State Water Board of the Project Funds.
2 2. The reasonably expected maximum principal amount of the Phase 1 Project Funds is $50,000,000.

3. This Resolution is being adopted no later than 60 days after the date on which the City will expend monies for the construction portion of the Project costs to be reimbursed with Phase 1 Project Funds.

4. Each City expenditure will be of a type properly chargeable to a capital account under general federal income tax principles.

5. To the best of the City's knowledge, the City is not aware of the previous adoption of official intents by the City that have been made as a matter of course for the purpose of reimbursing expenditures and for which tax-exempt obligations have not been issued.

6. This Resolution is adopted as official intent of the City in order to comply with Treasury Regulation §1.150-2 and any other regulations of the Internal Revenue Service relating to the qualification for reimbursement of Phase 1 Project costs.

7. All the recitals in this Resolution are true and correct, and the City so finds, determines, and represents.
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR A FINANCING AGREEMENT FROM

THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD FOR THE

PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIC TRACE
RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 2 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project Phase 2 (“Phase 2 Project”).

WHEREAS, the Project is divided into three phases, where Phase 2 will demolish Vic Trace Reservoir and construct two new buried five-million-gallon reservoirs, and onsite buried pipelines and vaults.

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

2. The City Administrator, Water Resources Director, and Finance Director (“Designated Representatives”) are each authorized to provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the Financial Assistance Application, to execute a financial assistance agreement from the State Water Resources Control Board and any amendments or changes thereto, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and to take all other actions necessary or convenient to carrying out the City’s responsibilities under the financing agreement, including certifying disbursement requests on behalf of the City and compliance with applicable state and federal laws. 2 3. The Designated Representatives may further delegate responsibility under this resolution.
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA DECLARING ITS OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES PAID PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD OF A DRINKING

WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT FOR
THE VIC TRACE RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 2 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 2 Project (“Phase 2 Project”).

WHEREAS, the Project is divided into three phases, where Phase 2 will demolish Vic Trace Reservoir and construct two new buried five-million-gallon reservoirs, and onsite buried pipelines and vaults.

WHEREAS, the City intends to finance the construction and/or reconstruction of the Project or portions of the Project’s Phase 2 with monies (Phase 2 Project Funds) provided to the City by the State of California, acting by and through State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board).

WHEREAS, the State Water Board may fund the Phase 2 Project Funds with proceeds from the sale of obligations, the interest upon which is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes (Obligations).

WHEREAS, prior to either the issuance of the Obligations or the approval by the State Water Board of the Phase 2 Project Funds, the City desires to incur certain capital expenditures (Expenditures) with respect to the Project from available monies of the City.

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

4. Each City expenditure will be of a type properly chargeable to a capital account under general federal income tax principles.

7. All the recitals in this Resolution are true and correct, and the City so finds, determines, and represents.
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR A FINANCING AGREEMENT FROM

THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD FOR THE

PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIC TRACE
RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 3 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project Phase 3 (“Phase 3 Project”).

WHEREAS, the Project is divided into three phases, where Phase 3 will restore the reservoir site and construct a valve and pump station building.

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

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA DECLARING ITS OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES PAID PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE

STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD OF A DRINKING

WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT FOR
THE VIC TRACE RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT PHASE 3 PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara (City) desires to finance the cost of planning, designing, and constructing certain facilities for the Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Phase 3 Project (“Phase 3 Project”).

WHEREAS, the Project is divided into three phases, where Phase 3 will restore the reservoir site and construct a valve and pump station building.

WHEREAS, the City intends to finance the construction and/or reconstruction of the Project or portions of the Project’s Phase 3 with monies (Phase 3 Project Funds) provided to the City by the State of California, acting by and through State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board).

WHEREAS, the State Water Board may fund the Phase 3 Project Funds with proceeds from the sale of obligations, the interest upon which is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes (Obligations).

WHEREAS, prior to either the issuance of the Obligations or the approval by the State Water Board of the Phase 3 Project Funds, the City desires to incur certain capital expenditures (Expenditures) with respect to the Project from available monies of the City.

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

1. The City hereby states its intention and reasonably expects to reimburse Expenditures paid prior to the issuance of the Obligations or approval by the State Water Board of the Project Funds.

2. The reasonably expected maximum principal amount of the Phase 3 Project Funds is $30,000,000.
2 3. This Resolution is being adopted no later than 60 days after the date on which the City will expend monies for the construction portion of the Project costs to be reimbursed with Phase 3 Project Funds.

4. Each City expenditure will be of a type properly chargeable to a capital account under general federal income tax principles.

7. All the recitals in this Resolution are true and correct, and the City so finds, determines, and represents.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Public Works Department
Subject: Contracts for Construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project [Resolution; Agreement]
Recommendation:

That Council:

Discussion
The Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project (Project) will repair and rehabilitate three high-use taxiways at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (Airport). Work includes full-depth reconstruction of Taxiway E, a grind and overlay of Taxiway A3, and a preventive seal coat on Taxiway A5.

Agenda Item No. 5
Council Agenda Report
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The Taxiway E reconstruction will also modify the taxiway geometry to improve aircraft circulation and turning movements south of the terminal. The work includes pavement removal and expansion, relocation or modification of airfield lighting, signage and storm drain facilities, and installation of infiltration trenches to meet stormwater treatment requirements.

On September 30, 2025, Council authorized Agreement No. 28,792 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) to evaluate pavement repairs and prepare design plans and specifications. On June 30, 2026, Council authorized the first amendment for additional civil, electrical, and storm drain design associated with Taxiway E geometry modifications. The City completed the design and received bids on May 14, 2026.

Contract Bids
A total of three bids were received for the subject work, ranging as follows:

BIDDER BID AMOUNT

1. Nationwide Contracting Services, Inc.

Huntington Beach, CA
$6,731,612.50

2. Security Paving Company, Inc.

Westlake Village, CA
$8,695,162.30

3. Granite Construction Company
Santa Barbara, CA
$12,592,657.00
Nationwide Contracting Services, Inc., the apparent low bidder, identified a material clerical error in its $6,731,612.50 bid and requested withdrawal pursuant to California Public Contract Code §5101–5107. The City approved Nationwide’s withdrawal request.

After Nationwide withdrew, Granite Construction Company (“Granite”) protested the responsiveness of Security Paving Company, Inc.’s (“Security Paving”) bid. Staff reviewed the protest and concluded that the alleged pricing irregularity was immaterial, did not affect the bid outcome, and did not render Security Paving’s bid nonresponsive. Staff therefore recommends denying Granite’s protest and awarding the contract to Security Paving for $8,695,162.30.

Staff further recommends authorizing change-order funding of $869,516, equal to 10% of the contract amount. This contingency is customary and appropriate for a project of this type and size.

Council Agenda Report
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Construction Phase Contract Services
Staff recommend that Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services contract with Kimley-Horn in the amount of $543,055 for construction management services, including daily on-site inspections and required material testing, and authorize $54,305 for potential extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $597,360.

Kimley-Horn is experienced in this type of work related to airport development at public-use airports and was selected as part of a competitive RFP process in December 2024 for design and construction support.

Community Outreach
The Project is located within the restricted Airport Operations Area and does not require general community outreach. The Airport has coordinated the upcoming construction and phasing with affected airport users and commercial airlines.

Budget/Financial Information
This Project is funded through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The Airport receives annual AIP entitlements based on annual enplanements.

The federal funding with each grant agreement contributes 90.66% of the total Project costs, with the remaining 9.34% funded by the City match.

On August 21, 2026, the Airport executed AIP Grant Agreement 3-06-0235-082-2026 in the amount of $9,180,928 for construction of the Project. A separate FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant was awarded for the Project’s design costs and was previously appropriated by Council on September 30, 2025.

The recommended resolution will appropriate $984,110 for the City’s match from available reserves in the Airport Capital Fund for use in the Airport Grants Fund. Acceptance and appropriation of the FAA federal grant in the amount of $9,180,928 and the appropriation of the City match of $984,110 will provide funding for the construction phase of the Project. With the Council’s approval of the recommendations in this report, there will be sufficient expenditure appropriations for construction of this Project.

The following table summarizes Project design, construction, and other costs:

Council Agenda Report
Contracts for Construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project [Resolution; Agreement]

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ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST
*Cents have been rounded to the nearest dollar in this table.

Task GRANT
SHARE
CITY
SHARE
TOTAL
Design Contract (Kimley-Horn) $263,485 $27,145 $290,630 First Amendment (Kimley-Horn) $43,970 $4,530 $48,500
City Permit Costs $2,266 $234 $2,500
Design Subtotal $309,721 $31,909 $341,630
Construction Contract (Security Paving) $7,883,034 $812,128 $8,695,162 Construction Change Order Allowance
(Security Paving) $755,774 $77,862 $833,636
Change Order Allowance Not Covered by Grant
(4%) $0 $35,880 $35,880
Subtotal $8,638,808 $925,870 $9,564,678
Construction Management/Inspection (KimleyHorn) $492,334 $50,721 $543,055 Extra Services Allowance (Kimley-Horn) $47,066 $4,849 $51,915 Extra Services Allowance Not Covered by Grant
(4%) $0 $2,390 $2,390
Miscellaneous Costs $2,720 $280 $3,000
Subtotal $542,120 $58,240 $600,360
Construction Subtotal $9,180,928 $984,110 $10,165,038
TOTAL PROJECT COST $9,490,649 $1,016,019 $10,506,668
A copy of the contracts may be requested from the Public Works Department for public review by emailing [email protected].

AB 339 Compliance: Staff has reviewed Government Code Section 3504.1 and determined that the noticing provisions do not apply to this contract.

Sustainability Impact
The Project is primarily pavement reconstruction and maintenance and is not expected to have a measurable sustainability impact. Infiltration trenches incorporated into the Taxiway E Council Agenda Report
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improvements will provide stormwater treatment consistent with the City’s stormwater management program.

Environmental Review
The Project is categorically exempt according to Section 15301(c) Existing Facilities and Section 15302(c) Replacement or Reconstruction of the California Environmental Quality Act. The taxiway pavement rehabilitation will restore the pavement surface, which is consistent with the exemption of existing facilities, and the taxiway pavement reconstruction will completely restore the pavement structure, which is consistent with the exemption for replacement of existing facilities. The work will not increase Airport capacity and is necessary to meet FAA safety standards for safe aircraft operation.

A Notice of Exemption was filed on August 21, 2026, with the County of Santa Barbara Clerk of the Board, and the State Clearinghouse number is 2026080872.

The FAA has determined that the Project is categorically excluded under the National Environmental Policy Act pursuant to FAA Order 1050.1F.

Prepared by: Ashleigh A. Sizoo, P.E., City Engineer/PD/sk Submitted by: Brian D’Amour, P.E., Public Works Director Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2026-057, ADOPTING
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAXIWAYS E, A3, AND A5

PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026; WHEREAS the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2026.

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. 2026-057, 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 2027, as adopted by Resolution No. 2026-057, is hereby amended as follows:

The Council approves an increase in expenditure appropriations in the Airport Capital Fund of $984,110, funded from reserves, authorizes the transfer of such funds to the Airport Grants Fund, and approves an increase in revenue and expenditure appropriations in the Airport Grants Fund in the amount of $10,165,038, funded by the transfer of $984,110 for the City match and $9,180,928 from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement 3-06-0235-082-2026, for the construction of the Taxiways E, A3, and A5 Pavement Reconstruction Project.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Sustainability & Resilience Department
Subject: Agreement with Rock Rabbit, Inc. for Santa Barbara Clean Energy Program Management Platform [Resolution; Agreement]
Recommendation:

That Council:

Discussion
Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), the City’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, launched residential service in October 2021 and commercial service in March 2022, and since launch has been providing clean, carbon-free electricity to the Santa Barbara community. In addition, SBCE offers programs that help customers meet Santa Barbara’s carbon neutrality goal as articulated in the City’s adopted 2024 Climate Action Plan (CAP). This includes project support and incentives for building and transportation electrification, tree planting, and energy demand flexibility.

As part of the Sustainability & Resilience Department Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget, staff planned for the procurement, set up, and deployment of a SBCE program management software platform.

Agenda Item No. 6
Council Agenda Report
Agreement with Rock Rabbit, Inc. for Santa Barbara Clean Energy Program Management Platform [Resolution; Agreement]

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Overview of Current Challenge and Opportunity
SBCE staff currently administer a growing portfolio of customer programs across multiple tools and legacy software platforms, with no unified system for eligibility verification, customer engagement, claim validation, incentive payment, budget and performance tracking, and reporting. The absence of a single platform where application, program, and portfolio-wide functions can be performed and tracked makes staff less efficient, increases the chances of data entry errors, and can slow customer service.

Per the agreement before Council today, Rock Rabbit, Inc. (Rock Rabbit) will provide, configure, and maintain a single AI-powered, SBCE-branded software platform that gives staff, customers, and contractors one place to discover, apply for, manage, and report on SBCE program incentives. The new platform will increase efficiency and accuracy through streamlined processes and automated workflows, improve customer service, and position the SBCE programs portfolio for growth.

Vendor and Selection Process
Staff selected Rock Rabbit as the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of a program management platform based on a similar competitive solicitation completed by Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), another public power provider similar to SBCE.

Leveraging similar solicitations performed by other government agencies is often referred to as “piggybacking” and is widely used to avoid duplicating similar solicitation efforts and to use staff time more efficiently. SCPPA released a solicitation in November 2025 and selected Rock Rabbit to provide a comprehensive rebate processing and program management platform. As the SCPPA agreement is similar in scope to what SBCE seeks to deploy, staff reviewed the SCPPA solicitation and confirmed that it meets the City’s procurement needs and standards.

Rock Rabbit is a California-based climate tech SaaS company harnessing the power of AI to simplify and enhance energy incentives for customers, installers, manufacturers, and utilities.

In addition to SCPPA, Rock Rabbit also supports program management platforms administered by several other CCAs and public utilities. Rock Rabbit’s customer portfolio demonstrates their experience in deploying platforms that make delivery and tracking of program incentives easier and faster for everyone.

Rock Rabbit will provide a comprehensive program management platform to support SBCE programs. The platform will include an SBCE-branded customer portal and application, a Council Agenda Report
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program administrator portal, and a contractor hub to support local installers. The system is designed to enhance customer and contractor engagement, automate incentive calculations and claim verification, support incentive stacking and financing integration, and streamline application processing and incentive payment. The platform also includes data security protections, secure document uploads, and program tracking tools to support performance evaluation and reporting.

Budget/Financial Information
The agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and Rock Rabbit includes a four-year term and a not-to-exceed budget of $310,475. Staff estimate that costs will be expended as follows:

Fiscal Year Estimated Cost
FY 2027 $83,675
FY 2028 $75,600
FY 2029 $75,600
FY 2030 $75,600
Total $310,475
In the current fiscal year, staff requested—and Council approved—$75,000 in Santa Barbara Clean Energy Fund appropriations to fund estimated costs. As the negotiated cost is slightly higher than current appropriations, staff recommend an increase of expenditure appropriations by $8,675 for a total of $83,675 for FY27. Sufficient reserve funds exist in the Santa Barbara Clean Energy Fund to cover the contract with Rock Rabbit.

For Fiscal Year 2028 and beyond, staff will include funding for this agreement in future recommended budgets.

Sustainability Impact
This action supports the following measures in the City’s 2024 Climate Action Plan:

BE-5.3 Create a residential building electrification accelerator program to increase community access to building electrification resources. This program should include the provision and expansion of resources needed to support residents in electrifying their homes. For example, by providing rebates, enhanced funding for income qualified homeowners, technical expertise, and contractor support.

Council Agenda Report
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BE-5.6 Provide a rebate at time of sale for qualifying building electrification upgrades including panels, wiring, and heat pump appliances.

A copy of the agreement may be requested from the Sustainability & Resilience Department for public review by contacting [email protected].

Prepared by: Jon Griesser, SBCE Programs Manager
Submitted by: Melissa Hetrick, Acting Sustainability & Resilience Director Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2026-057 ADOPTING
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO INCREASE

EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS IN SANTA BARBARA CLEAN
ENERGY FUND BY $8,675 FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE SERVICES.

WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year 2027 on July 1, 2026;
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
Section 1. The Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1205 of the Charter, amend the budget for the fiscal year 2027, as adopted by Resolution No. 2026-057 to increase expenditure appropriations by $8,675 in the Fiscal Year 2027 Santa Barbara Clean Energy Fund Budget for program management software services.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Water Resources Department
Subject: Award of Contract for Master Services for WaterSmart Portal [Agreement] Recommendation:

That Council authorize the Water Resources Director to execute a five-year Master Services Agreement with Vertex One Software, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $414,685.

Discussion
In 2023, the City of Santa Barbara (City) completed implementation of an automated metering infrastructure (AMI) system, representing a significant advancement in operational efficiency and customer transparency with water use data. AMI includes meters, communication networks, and software that collects hourly water use data over a secure, wireless network.

To enhance customer access to data, the City utilizes WaterSmart, an online customer engagement platform that provides hourly water use information, leak notifications, online utility bill payment, comparative use benchmarks, and personalized conservation recommendations. Following a successful pilot, WaterSmart was fully launched to all City customers in March 2024. Customer registration in WaterSmart has exceeded expectations, and industry averages, with 63% of accounts currently registered.

Under the five-year Master Services Agreement, Vertex One Software, Inc., will continue providing its WaterSmart customer engagement and analytics platform, including:
• Utility dashboard for staff, including analytics, performance tracking, and customer support tools
• Customer portal for customer engagement, alerts, forms, messaging, and efficiency recommendations
• Customized customer letters and leak alerts delivered electronically or by mail • Single sign-on to InvoiceCloud for utility bill payments Agenda Item No. 7
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WaterSmart provides a suite of staff-focused tools designed to enhance customer service and operational efficiency. Staff have access to a dashboard that consolidates all relevant account information to assist in responding to customer inquiries. The portal contains a support site with troubleshooting guidance, and live chat support providing timely assistance when questions arise. To keep staff informed of new features and best practices, WaterSmart also hosts product webinars that highlight recent releases, share case studies, and provide opportunities to engage with other utility users.

VertexOne Software, Inc., was selected for this work through a previous Request for Proposals (RFP) process. In September 2020, staff conducted a competitive RFP for multiple components of the AMI system, including the customer engagement portal. WaterSmart was selected following extensive review, evaluation, and pilot testing. WaterSmart also integrates seamlessly with InvoiceCloud, the City's existing online utility bill payment processor, allowing customers to make payments directly through the platform. The RFP process confirmed that WaterSmart offered the best combination of functionality, customer-facing tools, seamless integration, and proven performance.

Budget/Financial Information
There are sufficient expenditure appropriations in the Water Operating Fund in Fiscal Year 2027 for these software services. The cost for each contract year will be encumbered in the year the services are provided. The cost of all work under this agreement will not exceed $414,685 over the course of five years.

AB 339 Compliance: Staff has reviewed Government Code Section 3504.1 and determined that the noticing provisions do not apply to this contract.

Sustainability Impact
The hourly water usage data, leak notifications, and messaging features available through WaterSmart enable customers to detect leaks quickly and provides customers the opportunity to track and manage their water use efficiently.

Environmental Review
The proposed action of entering into an agreement with VertexOne Software, Inc., for continued implementation of WaterSmart is not a “Project” under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines § 15378 (b)(5) as administrative activities of governments that Council Agenda Report
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will not result in direct physical changes in the environment are not subject to environmental review.

A copy of the contract/agreement may be requested from the Water Resources Department for public review by emailing [email protected].

Water Commission Recommendation
Staff presented this item to the City of Santa Barbara Water Commission at its August 20, 2026 meeting. The Commission voted 4-0-1 in support of staff’s recommendation.

Prepared by: Dakota Corey, Water Supply & Services Manager/MW/sjc Submitted by: Joshua Haggmark, P.E., Water Resources Director Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: City Administrator’s Office
Subject: Contract with Visit Santa Barbara for Tourism Marketing Services [Agreement]
Recommendation:

That Council authorize the Deputy City Administrator to execute an annual community promotion contract with Visit Santa Barbara to provide marketing services that promote Santa Barbara as a tourism destination, in an amount of $950,000.

Discussion
The City’s annual budget includes $950,000 for Visit Santa Barbara to promote Santa Barbara as a tourist destination. This contract will help support year-round administrative expenses for Visit Santa Barbara, including salaries and benefits, advertising, consumer and trade information services, public relations, and sales. The term of the contract covers a period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Visit Santa Barbara work efforts will be focused on the travel and hospitality industry and promoting Santa Barbara as a premier destination in order to increase visitation, economic impact, employment, and tax generation.

Budget/Financial Information
The City’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes $950,000 for this agreement. No additional appropriations are required.

The contract is available for review with the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall or by contacting Stephanie Lopez Lozano at [email protected].

Attachment:

1. Visit Santa Barbara 2026-2027 Annual Business Plan
Agenda Item No. 8
Council Agenda Report
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Prepared and
Submitted by: Alelia Parenteau, Acting Deputy City Administrator Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN
JULY 2026 - JUNE 2027
GOLETA :: SANTA BARBARA :: MONTECITO :: SUMMERLAND
Attachment 1

LETTER FROM THE

PRESIDENT & CEO
Dear Partners and Stakeholders,
It is my pleasure to present Visit Santa Barbara’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Business Plan. This year’s plan is particularly meaningful because it marks the first year of implementation of our newly adopted three-year strategic plan. Over the past year, we have engaged in an extensive planning process that brought together our Board of Directors, industry partners, community leaders, residents, elected officials and stakeholders from across the Santa Barbara South Coast. We listened carefully to what our community values most about tourism, where opportunities exist and how Visit Santa Barbara can continue to evolve to meet the needs of our destination.

The result is a roadmap that will guide our work for years to come. Many of the initiatives outlined in this business plan are a direct response to the feedback we received during that process. Our stakeholders challenged us to think differently, embrace innovation, strengthen our advocacy efforts and elevate the ways we promote and manage our destination. This plan reflects those aspirations and positions our organization to remain forward-thinking, collaborative and responsive in a rapidly changing travel environment.

Santa Barbara is an extraordinary place. Our breathtaking natural beauty, world-class hospitality, vibrant arts and culinary scene, rich cultural heritage and welcoming spirit continue to inspire travelers from around the globe.

But tourism’s impact extends far beyond our visitors. Overnight visitation supports local businesses, creates jobs, generates vital tax revenue that funds community services and contributes to the quality of life that makes the Santa Barbara South Coast such a special place to live and work.

As we look ahead, we are excited to launch several transformative initiatives that will help shape the future of our destination. This includes undertaking a comprehensive destination brand assessment to ensure Santa Barbara remains relevant and competitive in an evolving marketplace. We will also embark on a complete overhaul of our digital ecosystem, creating a next-generation website and enhanced visitor experience that better serves travelers and stakeholders alike.

In addition, we are making strategic investments to expand our sales and public relations efforts — new storytelling opportunities, strengthening our destination reputation, growing overnight visitation and pursuing new opportunities in areas such as sports tourism, bleisure travel and extended stays.

While our priorities and initiatives continue to evolve, our mission remains steadfast: to inspire overnight travel to the Santa Barbara South Coast in ways that enhance our community’s economy and quality of life.

We look forward to another year of partnership, innovation and meaningful progress as we continue to share the Santa Barbara experience with the world.

Warm regards,
President & CEO
Visit Santa Barbara
Kathy Janega-Dykes
Visit Santa Barbara (VSB) is the official destination marketing organization for the Santa Barbara South Coast. As a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization, VSB promotes responsible overnight visitation through marketing, public relations, sales, visitor services and industry partnerships that support economic vitality, local businesses and community quality of life. VSB is funded through the South Coast Tourism Business Improvement District, hospitality industry membership investments and public-sector grants. 07 2026-2027 BUSINESS

PLAN OVERVIEW
VSB’s 2026-2027 Business Plan advances the
organization’s mission to enhance quality of
life for Santa Barbara South Coast residents
by promoting responsible overnight visitation
that supports economic vitality, our vibrant
communities and the region’s reputation as a
premier travel destination.

This business plan aligns organizational resources
around four core priorities from VSB’s three-year
strategic plan: evolving the organization to meet
future destination needs, strengthening and
managing destination reputation, enhancing the
visitor and resident experience and advocating
for the visitor economy. These priorities will
guide departmental initiatives, organizational
investments and stakeholder engagement while
supporting long-term overnight visitation
growth and economic vitality.

Visit Santa Barbara 2026-2027 Business Plan 09
VSB will continue measuring success through
a combination of destination performance
indicators, departmental
performance indicators and strategic plan
objectives.

Destination Performance Indicators:
• Occupancy
• Average Daily Rate (ADR)
• Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)
• Average Length of Stay
Organizational Performance Indicators:
• Maintain qualified website traffic and tourism
partner referrals
• Growth in destination awareness and visitor
engagement
• Growth in earned media placements in priority
media outlets
• Growth in room night production from group
and leisure sales efforts
• Growth in need-period and midweek room
nights
• Growth in tourism ambassador certifications
California
fly and drive
markets
Key Air Markets:

Washington, Oregon,
Nevada, Colorado, Texas,
Utah, Illinois, Arizona
International: UK,
Ireland, France, Italy,
Germany, Canada,
Mexico
High-income
leisure travelers
$120K+
TOP

ORGANIZATIONAL

PRIORITIES

1. BEGIN

4. EXPAND

7. STRENGTHEN

3. MODERNIZE

6. EXPAND

2. LAUNCH

5. GROW

DESTINATION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

PRIORITY MARKETS
implementation of VSB’s new
three-year strategic plan and
establish performance
measurement frameworks to
track progress.
earned media and storytelling
efforts that strengthen
destination reputation and
increase visibility in priority
regional, national and
international markets.
collaboration, advocacy and
stakeholder engagement efforts
that enhance the visitor
experience and elevate the
role and value of tourism
within the community.

VSB’s digital infrastructure
through the development of a
next-generation website,
enhanced analytics capabilities,
AI readiness initiatives and
improved visitor-facing digital
experiences.
hospitality education and
ambassador training initiatives
that support service excellence,
partner engagement and
destination stewardship.
a destination brand
assessment and reinvention
process to ensure Santa
Barbara remains
competitive and relevant in
an evolving travel landscape.
sports tourism, “bleisure”
travel and extended-stay
opportunities that increase
overnight visitation and
year-round economic
activity.

Visit Santa Barbara 2026-2027 Business Plan 10 Visit Santa Barbara 2026-2027 Business Plan 11 Visit Santa Barbara’s 2026-2027 budget strategically invests in destination marketing, public relations, sales development, community partnerships and organizational modernization initiatives that support overnight visitation and economic impact.
* Plus a forecasted carryover from FY25-26 for
one-time expenses
2026-2027 BUDGET
TBID Revenue $11,139,340
Program Expenses $9,137,603
Government Grants $1,025,316
Operations Expenses $3,946,457
Private Sources $343,953
REVENUE TOTAL* $12,508,609
EXPENSE TOTAL $13,084,060

89.1%

69.8%

30.2%

2.7% 8.2%
Key departmental investments include:
• Marketing: $6.7 million focused on
destination marketing campaigns, brand
development, website redevelopment, airline
partnerships and digital infrastructure
• Public Relations: $279,891 supporting earned
media outreach, destination storytelling,
broadcast opportunities and reputationbuilding initiatives • Group & Leisure Sales: $944,716 supporting
direct sales efforts, client engagement,
familiarization tours, sports tourism
development and incentive programs
• Community Partnerships: $462,200
supporting hospitality business education,
visitor services, ambassador training,
sponsorship program enhancement and
collaborative community initiatives
Collectively, these investments
are designed to drive overnight
visitation, support the visitor economy
and strengthen the long-term
competitiveness of the Santa Barbara
South Coast.

Visit Santa Barbara’s three-year strategic plan complements the organization’s core marketing, sales and promotional efforts by identifying the new and evolving strategies needed to support long-term destination competitiveness and
visitation growth.

The 2026-2027 business plan incorporates several strategic plan initiatives identified as priorities for the coming fiscal year. These priorities are integrated throughout departmental workplans and identified throughout the plan.

PURPOSE
We enhance quality of life for Santa Barbara South Coast residents through inspiring visitation that fosters sustainable economic growth, managing the region’s reputation and
supporting the vibrancy of our diverse communities.

VALUES
• Passion: our love for this place drives our work
• Dedication: we are tenacious and unwavering
• Expertise: we are deeply knowledgeable
• Curiosity: we are excited learners
• Warmth: we embody the welcoming spirit of the
destination

POSITION
Visit Santa Barbara is the official organization dedicated to enhancing the local economy by responsibly promoting the Santa Barbara South Coast visitor experience through:
• Stewardship of the destination’s reputation
• Inspirational storytelling that builds awareness of the destination
• Strategic marketing that drives overnight visitation yearround • Balancing visitation to preserve community quality of life • Convening conversations that create collaborative
solutions
• Advocating for improvements to resident and visitor
experience

VSB STRATEGIC PLAN

OVERVIEW
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THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE & STRATEGIES
Objective 1: Evolve Our Organization
to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s
Destination
• Analyze organizational skills, capabilities and
capacity to align with strategic objectives.
• Research and develop sustainable funding for
VSB
• Develop a communication strategy to tell the
VSB story
• Pursue more actionable and timely research
data to inform the organization
• Align Board structure, committees and
operations to support our strategic direction
Indicators:
• Improvement in aggregate stakeholder
sentiment scores for VSB over 2026 baseline
• Improvement of average internal survey score
on organizational questions over 2026 baseline
of 3.7/5
Objective 3: Enhance the Visitor and
Resident Experience
• Elevate and expand ambassador training to
more audiences
• Partner to provide visitor-facing businesses
with resources, support and advocacy
• Invest in creative ways to delight visitors
• Embrace our residents as partners and
customers
• Promote linked experiences to grow and
lengthen group business
Indicators:
• Growth in average length of stay over FY26
baseline
• Year-over-year growth in count of engaged
tourism ambassadors
Objective 2: Strengthen and Manage
our Destination’s Reputation
• Align PR, Sales and Marketing on an elevated
strategic storytelling approach to tie our
reputation to the breadth of our experience
• Invest in a brand analysis and reinvention
process
• Develop a process to monitor long-term
threats to our reputation
• Initiate critical accessibility and sustainability
plans
Indicators:
• Improvement of visitor brand perception over
2027 baseline
• Growth in positive sentiment about Santa
Barbara in social listening over 2027 baseline
Objective 4: Advocate for Our Visitor
Economy
• Develop a point of view and a plan for
developing an advocacy function
• Create a plan for outreach, engagement and
partnership with community organizations
• Define and implement intentional government
relations activities
Indicators:
• Growth in number of active partnerships
• Growth in Industry Advocacy score from
baseline of 3.9/5 on 2026 stakeholder survey
• Growth in average attendance at member
networking and educational events
2026-2027

BUSINESS PLAN
The following Organizational Readiness & Strategic Initiatives support implementation of the three-year strategic plan through crossdepartmental initiatives focused on innovation, advocacy, research and organizational effectiveness. These efforts strengthen VSB’s ability to adapt to evolving industry conditions, support informed decisionmaking and advance long-term organizational priorities.

ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS
& STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Objective 3: Strengthen Advocacy,
Government Relations and
Stakeholder Engagement
Strengthen advocacy, communication and
relationship-building efforts that increase
awareness of tourism’s value and support the longterm health of the visitor economy.

Key Initiatives • Develop tourism advocacy messaging and stakeholder communication tools
• Strengthen engagement with elected officials,
community organizations and industry
stakeholders
• Expand outreach initiatives that communicate
tourism’s economic and community benefits
• Support partnerships and regional
collaboration efforts related to the visitor
economy
Objective 4: Strengthen
Organizational Research and
Reporting
Enhance Visit Santa Barbara’s research and
reporting capabilities to support data-informed
decision-making, strategic planning, stakeholder
communication and organizational performance
measurement.

Key Initiatives • Expand dashboard and reporting capabilities for internal and external stakeholders
• Improve integration of research, analytics and
performance reporting across departments and
marketing initiatives
• Support data-informed decision-making related
to visitor trends, audience targeting and strategic
planning initiatives
• Develop frameworks for measuring resident
sentiment, stakeholder engagement and tourismrelated community impacttechnologies Objective 1: Advance Strategic Plan
Implementation and Organizational
Alignment
Support implementation of VSB’s three-year
strategic plan through improved organizational
alignment, performance measurement and crossdepartment coordination.

Key Initiatives • Establish strategic plan implementation and reporting frameworks
• Align departmental workplans and
organizational reporting with strategic priorities
• Monitor progress toward strategic plan
objectives and organizational indicators
• Strengthen cross-department coordination &
alignment
Objective 2: Advance Organizational
AI Readiness and Digital Innovation
Strengthen VSB’s readiness for emerging
technologies through responsible AI integration,
digital innovation and organization-wide
operational modernization.

Key Initiatives • Develop organizational AI usage guidelines and best practices
• Identify opportunities for AI integration across
departments and visitor-facing functions
• Support staff education and professional
development related to AI tools & emerging
technologies
• Identify operational efficiencies and visitor
experience enhancements supported by emerging
technologies
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Objective 1: Elevate Destination
Awareness & Brand Positioning
Strengthen awareness and perception of the
Santa Barbara South Coast through emotionally
resonant storytelling, strategic media investments
and evolving brand initiatives that position Santa
Barbara as a premier year-round destination.

Key Initiatives
• Evolve and optimize the Santa Barbara
Effect campaign expression across social,
digital, video, print, audio and connected TV
platforms
• Launch a multi-year destination brand
assessment and reinvention process
• Expand upper-funnel media investments
through strategic partnerships and eventbased marketing opportunities that align Santa Barbara with high-visibility cultural and
lifestyle audiences
• Expand visual storytelling, creator partnerships
and destination asset development that reflect
the breadth of the Santa Barbara South Coast
experience
• Support airline co-op campaigns tied to
strategic nonstop air service routes into Santa
Barbara
Success Measures
• Maintain qualified website traffic and referrals
to local tourism partners
• Completion of the brand assessment
RFP process and development of a datainformed brand positioning framework and implementation roadmap
• Increased visibility and audience engagement
within strategic target audiences and
geographic markets
The Marketing Department positions the
Santa Barbara South Coast as a premier travel
destination through strategic destination
marketing, brand storytelling and audience
engagement initiatives. Through integrated
campaigns, digital marketing and content
development, the department builds destination
awareness, inspires year-round overnight visitation
and supports the region’s tourism economy.

Department KPIs:
• Expand destination reach and visibility
within strategic target audiences and
geographic markets
• Maintain qualified website traffic and tourism
partner referrals at or above FY25-26 levels
• Increase engagement across paid and owned
marketing channels
• Increase engagement with trip-planning
content and visitor planning resources
MARKETING Objective 2: Drive Year-Round
Overnight Visitation & Visitor
Engagement
Drive overnight visitation, length of stay and
visitor engagement through targeted lodging
promotions, seasonal campaigns, strategic
partnerships and enhanced trip-planning
experiences that inspire visitors to move from
discovery to action.

Key Initiatives
• Evolve the Third Night Free campaign and
related lodging promotions to support strategic
booking windows and need periods
• Develop targeted lodging promotions tied to
seasonal events, regional drive markets and
affinity audiences, including opportunities
surrounding UCSB Alumni Weekend,
Santa Barbara Bowl performances, regional
staycation campaigns and off-season
promotions
• Launch targeted digital content and visitor
engagement initiatives supporting sports
tourism and strategic travel audiences
• Expand trip-planning pathways and visitor
conversion opportunities across owned digital
platforms
• Support tourism demand through strategic
co-op and partnership marketing initiatives
designed to encourage direct bookings,
extended stays and year-round visitation
Success Measures
• Maintain strong engagement with lodging
promotions and seasonal campaigns
• Sustain qualified tourism partner referrals and
lodging offer engagement during targeted
promotional periods
• Increase engagement with itineraries, listings,
events and trip-planning content
Objective 3: Modernize Digital
Infrastructure & Organizational
Capability
Modernize VSB’s marketing infrastructure,
digital ecosystem and organizational capabilities
through investment in website redevelopment, AI
readiness, privacy-forward analytics, professional
development and strategic operational support
designed to create future-ready visitor experiences.

Key Initiatives
• Execute planning and development for VSB’s
next-generation website redesign
• Implement scalable tools and technologies that
support AI integration, personalization and
multilingual readiness
• Strengthen performance measurement through
privacy-forward analytics and reporting
frameworks
• Increase staff participation in industry
conferences, AI working groups and
professional development opportunities
• Strengthen strategic integration and
operational alignment with agency and
technology partners
Success Measures
• Improved website usability, discoverability and
trip-planning functionality
• Growth in engagement across key digital tripplanning features • Increased organizational readiness for AIdriven marketing and personalization • Improved operational efficiency, reporting
capabilities and campaign optimization
The Public Relations Department strengthens the reputation of the Santa Barbara South Coast as a premier year-round travel destination through strategic earned media coverage and media partnerships.

By securing placements in high-value travel, lifestyle and regional media outlets, the department builds destination awareness and supports overnight visitation.

Department KPIs:
• 70 or more press trips
• 750 or more media placements
• Five or more broadcast placements in target domestic markets • Engagement with seven or more top-tier national media outlets

PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Objective 1: Amplify Destination
Awareness Through Earned Media
Coverage
Generate high-quality earned and broadcast media
coverage in core domestic markets to inspire yearround visitation, reflecting the breadth of the Santa Barbara South Coast’s attractions and unique
characteristics. Partner on select international media
opportunities to sustain long-term destination
awareness during a time of geopolitical instability.

Key Initiatives
• Execute targeted media outreach and relationshipbuilding initiatives, including desksides, visiting journalist programs and strategic media
engagement in priority domestic markets
• Pursue earned media coverage in top-tier national
travel, lifestyle, culinary and outdoor publications
aligned with VSB’s target audiences
• Participate in international media opportunities
through Visit California and strategic partners
• Implement a media evaluation framework and
baseline performance benchmarks that incorporate
both qualitative and quantitative measures of
success
Success Measures
• 5% increase in earned media placements in
priority domestic markets
• Sustained placements in priority national outlets
such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure,
AFAR, Sunset and comparable high-value media
• Sustained international media placements in
priority international markets through partner-led
opportunities
• Establish baseline media performance benchmarks
to support future goal setting and year-over-year
measurement
Key Initiatives
• Develop and implement a local media relations
plan focused on tourism industry education,
organizational visibility and proactive storytelling,
supported by a year-round editorial calendar
featuring tourism trends, industry impact and
hotel performance insights
• Support organizational visibility through
spokesperson preparation and media
engagement
Success Measures
• 10% increase in local media placements generated
by VSB
• Increased participation in local media interviews
and public-facing opportunities
Objective 2: Strengthen Local Media
Engagement
Enhance visibility of Visit Santa Barbara and the
hospitality industry among local residents and
stakeholders through proactive regional media
engagement.

Objective 3: Elevate Brand
Recognition Through High-Impact
Media Initiatives
Strengthen destination reputation through highvisibility media placements and partnerships beyond traditional earned media.

Key Initiatives
• Secure broadcast placements featuring trusted
media personalities in key domestic markets
• Execute a high-profile media engagement event in
New York that showcases the Santa Barbara South
Coast’s culinary offerings, hospitality partners and
destination experiences to top-tier media
• Pursue strategic media awards and recognition
opportunities aligned with VSB brand pillars
Success Measures
• Secure a minimum of five broadcast placements in
target domestic markets
• Increase broadcast media opportunities in priority
domestic markets
• Participation by 7-10 top-tier media outlets and
development of new media relationships and story
opportunities
• Increase destination participation, nominations
and recognition in targeted media awards
programs
The Group and Leisure Sales departments execute targeted sales initiatives that increase overnight visitation, extend length of stay and support year-round economic impact. Through strategic relationship development, direct engagement with meeting planners, travel advisors and tour operators and collaboration with hospitality partners, the departments position the Santa Barbara South Coast as a preferred destination for group and leisure travel and convert qualified interest into bookings.

Department KPIs:
• 10% growth in group room nights booked (33,238)
• 5% growth in lead conversion
• 5% growth in average length of stay for group business • 8% growth in tour operator room nights

GROUP & LEISURE SALES
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efforts that align with identified compression gaps
and seasonal demand needs
• Coordinate with hotel partners on incentive
strategies and need-period opportunities
• Evolve incentive program to increase conversion of
qualified leads during identified need periods
• Collaborate with Marketing and Public Relations
teams on campaigns that support shoulder season
and midweek demand generation
Success Measures
• Growth in need-period and midweek room nights
• Increased conversion of targeted need-period
business
• Growth in shoulder season group demand
• Increased utilization and effectiveness of incentive
programs
Objective 5: Develop and Expand
Sports Tourism Opportunities
Position the Santa Barbara South Coast as a
destination for sports-related travel and events
that generate overnight stays, support need-period
occupancy and increase destination exposure.

Key Initiatives
• Identify and pursue destination-appropriate
tournaments, training camps and sportsrelated group business opportunities through collaboration with venues, hotels and community
partners
• Promote outdoor recreation assets and climate
advantages within sports tourism outreach
• Strengthen sports tourism industry engagement
through Sports and Events Tourism Association
participation and professional development
opportunities
Success Measures
• Increase in sports-related leads and qualified
opportunities
• Increase in room nights associated with sports
tourism business
Objective 3: Develop and Promote
Bleisure and Extended Stay
Opportunities
Position Santa Barbara as a premier bleisure destination by encouraging meeting attendees to extend their stays
pre- and post-event, increasing overnight visitation and visitor spending through integrated destination messaging and curated experiences.

Key Initiatives
• Integrate bleisure and extended-stay messaging
into sales presentations, proposals, collateral and
client communications
• Develop pre- and post-event itineraries for meeting
attendees and companions
• Partner with hotels, attractions, restaurants,
wineries, transportation providers and experience
operators to create and promote extended stay
opportunities
• Coordinate with Marketing and Public Relations
teams to support destination-wide visitation
distribution strategies
Success Measures
• 5% increase in average length of stay for group
visitors
• Increased engagement with extended-stay itineraries
& visitor resources featured on the meetings website
Objective 4: Target Need-Period
Business Through Data-Driven Sales
Strategies
Identify and pursue group business opportunities that
align with seasonal and midweek need periods by
utilizing incentive programs, sales intelligence tools, market research, booking pace data and demand trend
analysis to help address occupancy gaps and support
year-round economic vitality.

Key Initiatives
• Utilize booking pace, STR trends and forwardlooking demand data to identify strategic need periods and deployment opportunities
• Prioritize sales outreach and lead development
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Objective 1: Increase Room Night
Production and Economic Impact
Drive measurable growth in group and leisure
business by increasing annual room night
production, length of stay and year-round
economic impact through strategic account
development, lead generation and conversion
efforts.

Key Initiatives
• Prioritize sales efforts toward high-value
corporate, association, incentive and SMERF
(Social, Military, Educational, Religious,
Fraternal) accounts aligned with destination
goals
• Improve lead conversion by expanding
strategic account development and
personalized follow-up efforts
• Participate in targeted industry events and
trade shows with qualified prospects
• Strengthen relationships with tour operators,
receptives and wholesalers to increase leisure
bookings and destination inclusion in travel
itineraries
Success Measures
• 10% growth in group room nights booked
• 5% growth in lead conversion
• 5% growth in average length of stay for group
business
• 8% growth in tour operator room nights
Objective 2: Strengthen Relationships
with High-Value Clients and Partners
Strengthen relationships with qualified meeting
planners, travel advisors, tour operators and industry
partners through strategic sales engagement, hosted
experiences and cooperative partnerships that
position Santa Barbara as a preferred destination for
meetings, events and leisure travel.

Key Initiatives
• Execute relationship-driven sales missions,
client events and hosted experiences in priority
feeder markets including California, Denver,
Phoenix/Scottsdale, Chicago and Texas
• Prioritize engagement with qualified meeting
planners, travel advisors, tour operators and
high-value decision makers in both domestic
and select international markets
• Expand cooperative partnerships and
sponsorship opportunities with industry
organizations and strategic sales networks
including HPN, Prestige, HelmsBriscoe, SITE,
MPI and PCMA
• Evolve and enhance familiarization tours
and hosted client experiences to strengthen
conversion potential, long-term account
development and repeat business opportunities
• Leverage partnerships with Visit California,
DMO alliances and industry associations to
expand market reach, generate qualified leads
and enhance destination visibility among
group and leisure travel audiences
Success Measures
• Increase qualified leads generated through sales
missions, hosted events and strategic partnerships
• Increase repeat group business and long-term
account engagement
• Improve conversion from hosted sales
engagements and familiarization tours
• Expand strategic partner and cooperative
engagement opportunities
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Objective 2: Strengthen Strategic
Partnerships and Enhance the Visitor
Experience
Develop partnerships and visitor services initiatives
that enhance the visitor experience, strengthen
stakeholder collaboration and support economic
opportunities across the Santa Barbara South
Coast.

Key Initiatives
• Collaborate with the Santa Barbara South
Coast Chamber of Commerce, community
organizations, municipalities and other tourism
stakeholders on initiatives that support visitation
and visitor experience improvements
• Partner with the Santa Barbara South Coast
Chamber of Commerce to support visitor
engagement through the State Street Visitor
Center, visitor information resources and
visitor services activations
• Provide timely tourism communications and
destination information that help stakeholders
capitalize on major events and visitor
opportunities
Success Measures
• Increased participation by community partners
and stakeholders in collaborative destination
initiatives and programs
• Continued delivery of visitor services and
visitor engagement programs
• Increased engagement with tourism
communications and destination information
resources
Objective 1: Strengthen Hospitality
Industry Engagement
Provide opportunities for hospitality professionals,
tourism stakeholders and visitor-serving businesses
to connect, develop professionally and strengthen
destination knowledge through industry events,
educational programming and ambassador
training programs.

Key Initiatives
• Deliver industry events, networking
opportunities and educational programs
focused on destination knowledge, customer
service, tourism trends and emerging industry
opportunities
• Partner with the Santa Barbara South Coast
Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Santa
Barbara Improvement Association and other
business organizations to deliver hospitality
training, destination education and customer
service programs for visitor-facing
businesses
• Expand the reach of the I Am Santa Barbara
Ambassador Program through community
partnerships and outreach to visitor-facing
organizations
Success Measures
• Host 20 industry events and educational
programs
• 10% increase in attendance at industry events
and trainings
• 15% increase in I Am Santa Barbara
Ambassador certifications
• Growth in participation among new visitorfacing organizations and community stakeholders
The Community Partnerships Department strengthens hospitality industry engagement and supports a positive visitor experience through member education, strategic partnerships and visitor services. Through industry training, community collaboration and ambassador programs, the department fosters a connected, informed and welcoming destination that supports the tourism economy and community quality of life.

Department KPIs
• 20 or more industry events and trainings
• 10% increase in event attendance
• 15% increase in I Am Santa Barbara Ambassador certifications

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
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Objective 3: Refine Community
Investment Strategies
Align event sponsorship and community investment
decisions with VSB’s brand pillars and desired
tourism-related outcomes.

Key Initiatives • Develop and implement an evaluation
framework for festival and event sponsorship
requests that prioritizes overnight visitation,
destination visibility and alignment with
organizational priorities
• Develop measurement and reporting practices
to evaluate sponsorship effectiveness,
community benefit and tourism-related
outcomes
Success Measures • Increased alignment between sponsorship investments and organizational priorities
• Improved consistency in sponsorship
evaluation and post-event reporting practices
• Increased use of sponsorship performance data
in future funding decisions
Rebecca Anderson, Ganna Walska Lotusland
Jason Baker, Expond
Kelly Barsky, UCSB Athletics
Leslie Brickell, Residence Inn by Marriott Santa Barbara Goleta Bradley Cance, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
Jim Cathcart, Santa Barbara Inn
Chris Cline, Hotel Santa Barbara
Michael Cohen, Santa Barbara Adventure Company
Amada Cruz, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Andrew Firestone, StonePark Capital
Dan Glaeser, CalPrivate Bank
Dane Gorup, Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
Charles Hopper, Santa Barbara Zoo
Trevor Large, Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray LLP
Beau Lawrence, Ace Rivington
Tom Patton, Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara
Bixente Perry, Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara Shauna Quill, Music Academy of the West
Woody Sears, Autio
David Sigman, Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club
Tim Snider, Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard
Ex Officio Advisors
Councilmember Mike Jordan, Santa Barbara City Council
Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín, Goleta City Council
Christopher Hastert, Santa Barbara Airport
30 2026-2027 Board of Directors
Visit Santa Barbara 2026-2027 Business Plan

ADMINISTRATION
Kathy Janega-Dykes, President/CEO
Vanessa Bechtol, CDME, Chief Strategy Officer
Jennifer Reyes, Executive Assistant
Casey LaHonta, Research & Analytics Manager

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Noelle Buben, Director of Community Partnerships & Events Aleah Elisara, Community Partnerships Manager

MARKETING
JessyLynn Perkins, Director of Marketing
Shantel Adams, Digital Marketing Manager
Taylon Fraser, Content Manager
Lela Brodie, Social Media Marketing Manager
Emily Lauderdale, Web Marketing Manager

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Karna Hughes, Director of Public Relations
Anna Naughton, Public Relations Manager
Brooke Holland, Public Relations Manager
Dani DeVries, Public Relations Manager

GROUP SALES
Beth Olson, CDME, Director of Sales
Catherine “Cat” Puccino, Director of National Accounts
Amy Esnault, Group Business Development Manager
Catherine Lopez, Business Development Manager
Mark Feldman, Sales Representative, Northern California Visit Santa Barbara Staff
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Finance Department
Subject: Professional Services Agreement Extension with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, for Independent Audit and Related Services [Agreement]
Recommendation:

That Council authorize the Finance Director to approve and execute a professional services agreement extension with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, (CLA) to perform Independent Audit and related services for fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, June 30, 2028, and June 30, 2029.

Discussion
State law and the City Charter require that an independent audit be conducted annually by a Certified Public Accountant. In November 2019, the City Council awarded a three-year contract to White Nelson Diehl Evans, LLP (WNDE) which was later acquired by CLA. An amendment extended services through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The head manager for the past audits was promoted to Principal which in return provides the opportunity under Government Code Section 12410.6.(b) to extend services for another three (3) years.

Staff worked successfully with WNDE, and now CLA staff over the past eight (8) years to successfully produce the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and other legally required reports in a timely manner. Recently, the City was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the financial statements ending June 30, 2024.

Budget/Financial Information
The Fiscal Year 2027 Adopted Budget includes adequate expenditure appropriations to cover the annual fee for these services.

A copy of the agreement may be requested from the Finance Department for public review by emailing [email protected].

Agenda Item No. 9
Council Agenda Report
Professional Services Agreement Extension with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, for Independent Audit and related services [Agreement]

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Prepared by: Nathalie Lecolley, Controller
Submitted by: Keith DeMartini, Finance Director
Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Sustainability & Resilience Department
Subject: Santa Barbara Clean Energy 2025 Power Source Disclosure Attestation Recommendation:

That Council approve the attestation for Santa Barbara Clean Energy as specified under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program, which requires the governing Council of a public agency providing retail electric service to endorse the accuracy of the Power Source Disclosure annual report, as submitted to the California Energy Commission for the previous year.

Discussion
California Public Utilities Code requires all retail sellers of electric energy, including Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), to disclose “accurate, reliable, and simple-to-understand information on sources of energy” that are delivered to their respective customers via an annual Power Content Label (PCL). The PCL is analogous to a nutrition label, conveying information regarding the various power sources/products that are procured on behalf of each retail electricity customer. Each of California’s retail electricity sellers, including SBCE, will have unique PCLs based on internally adopted procurement policies, statutory procurement mandates, and related power purchases that were completed during the reporting year.

The PCL format is highly prescriptive, offering little flexibility to retail sellers when presenting such information to customers and the California Energy Commission (CEC) administers these requirements under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program. Information presented in each PCL includes the proportionate share of total energy supply related to specific fuel sources/resource categories, including both renewable and conventional generating technologies.

An emission factor for each retail service offering, as calculated using the CEC’s prescribed methodology, is also provided in the PCL. If a retail seller procures a certain percentage of its energy requirements from the market at large (meaning, sources of power that cannot be Agenda Item No. 10
Council Agenda Report
Santa Barbara Clean Energy 2025 Power Source Disclosure Attestation

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traced back to a specific generator), the PCL must identify such purchases as “unspecified sources of power.” It is common for most retail electricity sellers to utilize “unspecified power.” In accordance with statewide mandates and internally adopted planning targets, SBCE procured a substantial portion of its electric energy supply from generating resources utilizing various renewable sources in 2025. Renewable sources may include eligible hydroelectricity, solar, geothermal and wind.

For SBCE Green Start customers, 47 percent of total energy supply was sourced from RPSeligible renewable energy resources in 2025. For SBCE 100% Green customers, 75 percent of total energy supply was sourced from bundled California renewable energy resources (as defined by the California Renewable Portfolio Standard), with the remaining 25 percent sourced exclusively from carbon-free large hydroelectric sources.

To fulfill its Power Source Disclosure Program reporting obligations for 2025 SBCE, as a public agency, must provide the CEC with the City Council’s attestation regarding the accuracy of information included in the annual Power Source Disclosure Report, which was submitted to the CEC earlier in 2026, according to the applicable reporting deadline.

While developing SBCE’s data for the 2025 PCL, California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) and its technical consultants performed a detailed review of all power purchases completed for the 2025 calendar year. The review performed by CalChoice and its technical consultants found no inaccuracies or inconsistencies in such information, which was subsequently entered into SBCE’s annual Power Source Disclosure report.

Therefore, Council is being asked to provide an attestation covering SBCE’s Power Source Disclosure Annual Report to fulfill its attestation requirements for 2025. Furthermore, consistent with applicable regulations, all customers currently enrolled in the SBCE program will receive the 2025 PCL via electronic communication or U.S. mail on or before December 31, 2026. Additionally, the 2025 PCL will be displayed on the SBCE website by October 1, 2026.

Upon approval, a copy of this staff report and related meeting minutes will be forwarded to the CEC, thereby completing SBCE’s attestation requirements under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program for the 2025 calendar year.

Council Agenda Report
Santa Barbara Clean Energy 2025 Power Source Disclosure Attestation

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Budget/Financial Information
There are sufficient expenditure appropriations in the adopted Clean Energy Fund budget in Fiscal Year 2027 to fund the cost to prepare and mail the required PCL mailers. There is no other financial implication relating to this effort.

Sustainability Impact
SBCE offers substantially more renewable and cleaner (carbon-free) electricity than is currently delivered by SCE. Surplus revenues generated by SBCE may be used to develop energy programs, local projects and incentives to further achieve the objectives set forth in the Strategic Energy Plan or other City goals outlined in other plans, such as the Climate Action Plan.

Environmental Review
The recommendations in this report are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.

Attachment:

1. SBCE 2025 Power Source Disclosure Annual Report
Prepared and
Submitted by: Alelia Parenteau, Acting Deputy City Administrator Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
PSD Intro
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2025 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ending December 31, 2025

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Retail suppliers are required to use the posted template and are not allowed to make edits to this format.

Please complete the Retail Supplier Name and contact information in column B below.

RETAIL SUPPLIER NAME Santa Barbara Clean Energy

CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME Kirby Dusel
TITLE Consultant
MAILING ADDRESS 300 University Avenue, Suite 220
CITY, STATE, ZIP Sacramento, CA 95825
PHONE 1 (916) 318-5559
EMAIL [email protected]
WEBSITE URL FOR PCL POSTING https://www.sbcleanenergy.com/ Submit the Annual Report and signed Attestation in PDF format with the Excel version of the Annual Report to [email protected].

If you have questions, contact Power Source Disclosure (PSD) staff at [email protected] or (916) 639-0573.

Version: April 2026
NOTE: Information submitted in this report is not automatically held confidential. If your company wishes the information submitted to be considered confidential a California Energy Commission's website.

Attachment 1
Resource and GHG Allocations
*indicates GHG figures are preliminary until the calculation of the annual unspecified power emissions factor Power Sources and Emissions 100% Green Green Start
Electricity Portfolio
Name 3
Electricity Portfolio
Name 4
Electricity Portfolio
Name 5
Electricity Portfolio
Name 6 Other End Uses Losses
Retail Sales, Other End Uses, Losses (MWh) 297,686 29,423 - - - - - 18,377 Total Net Specified (MWh) 297,686 20,874 - - - - - -
Biomass & Biogas - - - - - - - - Geothermal - 904 - - - - - - Eligible Hydroelectric 763 - - - - - - -
Solar 114,230 12,828 - - - - - -
Wind 106,923 - - - - - - -
Large Hydroelectric 41,074 - - - - - - -
Nuclear 34,696 7,143 - - - - - -
Emerging Technologies - - - - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - -
Natural Gas - - - - - - - -
Coal & Petroleum - - - - - - - -
Unspecified Power - ACS - - - - - - - -
Unspecified Power - Direct Import - - - - - - - -
Unspecified Power - Spot Market - 8,548 - - - - - 18,377 Unspecified Power - Total - 8,548 - - - - - 18,377
Unspecified GHGs (MT CO2e)* - 3,659 - - - - - 7,865
Specified GHGs (MT CO2e) - 50 - - - - - -
Total GHGs (MT CO2e)* - 3,708 - - - - - 7,865 Checks Status GHG Emissions Intensity (MT CO2e/MWh)* - 0.126 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! - - Portfolio and other end use allocations COMPLETE
PCL Emissions Intensity (lbs CO2e/MWh)*
0 278 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Specified resources allocated COMPLETE
Retail Sales, Other End Uses,
Specified Losses 297,686 29,423 17,294 Coal allocated COMPLETE Unmet Load (MWh) - 8,548 - - - - - 17,294 Oversupply not negative COMPLETE 2 of 26
Annual Data
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Facility Name Fuel Type State or Province Loss Factor
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 1 Nuclear CA 6099 0.044 15,100 Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2 Nuclear CA 6099 0.044 4,345 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Nuclear CA 6008 0.044 22,394 Big Creek 3 Large Hydroelectric CA 319 0.044 41,074
67RK 8ME, LLC - Redcrest Solar Farm Solar CA W4780 62642A 58831 0.044 77 Adelanto Solar II, LLC - Adelanto Solar II, LLC Solar CA W4683 62640A 59440 0.044 41 Adelanto Solar, LLC - Adelanto Solar, LLC Solar CA W4758 62639A 59441 0.044 132 Adera Solar, LLC - Adera Solar, LLC Solar CA W4836 61388A 60027 0.044 74 Adobe Solar, LLC - Adobe Solar, LLC Solar CA W4119 61427A 57651 0.044 78 Agua Caliente Solar - Block 5 Solar AZ W2838 60894A 57373 0.066 1,862 Agua Caliente Solar - Block 6 Solar AZ W2844 60894A 57373 0.066 2,951 Agua Caliente Solar - Block 7 Solar AZ W2925 60894A 57373 0.066 5,235 Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LLC - Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LSolar CA W5392 62879A 60242 0.044 35 Alta Wind I - Alta Wind I Wind CA W1727 60794A 57282 0.044 657 Alta Wind II - Alta Wind II Wind CA W1841 60795A 57291 0.044 667 Alta Wind III - Alta Wind III Wind CA W1842 61092A 57292 0.044 681 Alta Wind IV - Alta Wind IV Wind CA W2013 61093A 57293 0.044 359 Alta Wind IX - Alta 9 Wind CA W2904 61808A P346 0.044 442 Alta Wind V - Alta Wind V Wind CA W2068 61094A 57294 0.044 543 Alta Wind VII - Alta 7 Wind CA W2905 61807A P345 0.044 613 Alta Wind VIII - Alta Wind VIII Wind CA W2483 61288A 57835 0.044 475 Alta Wind X, LLC - Alta Wind X, LLC Wind CA W3537 62244A 58394 0.044 584 Alta Wind XI, LLC - Alta Wind XI, LLC Wind CA W3538 62245A 58395 0.044 563 American Kings Solar Project - American Kings Solar ProjectSolar CA W11005 61600A 60777 0.044 740 American Solar Greenworks, LLC - Summer Solar North Solar CA W4524 61506A 58757 0.044 29 Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek - Unit 3 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W545 60444A 323 0.044 9 Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W320 60444A 323 0.044 10 Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek 2 - Unit 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W544 60444A 323 0.044 10 Bishop Creek 3 - Bishop Creek 3 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W321 60446A 324 0.044 51 Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W322 60447A 325 0.044 10 Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W548 60447A 325 0.044 10 Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 3 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W549 60447A 325 0.044 19 Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 4 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W550 60447A 325 0.044 21 Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 5 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W551 60447A 325 0.044 19 Bishop Creek 5 - Bishop Creek 5 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W323 60448A 326 0.044 10 Bishop Creek 5 - Bishop Creek 5 - Unit 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W552 60448A 326 0.044 13 Bishop Creek 6 - Bishop Creek 6 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W324 60449A 327 0.044 19 Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 4 Solar CA W5072 63129A 60092 0.044 212 Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 5 Solar CA W5073 63129A 60092 0.044 217 Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 6 Solar CA W5222 63129A 60092 0.044 205 Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 7 Solar CA W5248 63129A 60092 0.044 165 Blythe Solar III, LLC - Blythe Solar III, LLC Solar CA W10157 63130A 60094 0.044 840 Borden Solar Farm - Borden Solar Farm Solar CA W10139 61829A 59531 0.044 273 Broadview Energy KW, LLC - BEKW Wind NM W5278 62643A 60152 0.066 1,208 Broadview Energy, JN LLC - BEJN Wind NM W5277 63162A 60145 0.066 1,522 California PV Energy at Jurupa - California PV Energy at Ju Solar CA W3924 62287A 58582 0.044 6 California Valley Solar Ranch - Block1 Solar CA W2847 60603A 57439 0.044 3,100 California Valley Solar Ranch - Block2 Solar CA W3106 60603A 57439 0.044 15,154 California Valley Solar Ranch - Block3 Solar CA W3111 60603A 57439 0.044 14,588 Cape Scott Wind - Cape Scott Wind Wind BC W3959 60600A P149 0.066 7,290 Catalina Solar 2, LLC - Catalina Solar 2, LLC Solar CA W4263 62428A 59334 0.044 125 CED Atwell Island West - CED Atwell Island West Solar CA W4691 62468A 59414 0.044 117 CED Corcoran Solar 2, LLC - CED Corcoran Solar 2, LLC Solar CA W4681 61820A 59413 0.044 103 CED Ducor Solar 1, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 1, LLC Solar CA W5350 62882A 60078 0.044 89 CED Ducor Solar 2, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 2, LLC Solar CA W5351 62881A 60079 0.044 87 CED Ducor Solar 3, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 3, LLC Solar CA W5353 62884A 60080 0.044 66 CED Ducor Solar 4, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 4, LLC Solar CA W5352 62883A 60081 0.044 87 WREGIS ID of REC
Source
RPS ID of REC
Source
EIA ID of Delivered
Energy
Gross MWhs
Procured
Specified Resales
MWhs
Annual Data
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Facility Name Fuel Type State or Province Loss Factor WREGIS ID of REC Source
RPS ID of REC
Source
EIA ID of Delivered
Energy
Gross MWhs
Procured
Specified Resales
MWhs
CED Wistaria Solar, LLC - Wistaria Ranch Solar Solar CA W7130 62623A 61750 0.044 682 Central Antelope Dry Ranch C, LLC - Central Antelope Dry Solar CA W5006 61324A 59963 0.044 84 Citizen Solar B, LLC - Citizen Solar B Solar CA W4840 61488A 62052 0.044 20 Copper Mountain Solar 2 - CMS 2 (2) Solar NV W2943 60990A 58017 0.066 17,339 Copper Mountain Solar 4 - Copper Mountain Solar 4, LLC Solar NV W5023 62662A 59814 0.066 559 Coronal Lost Hills, LLC - Coronal Lost Hills, LLC Solar CA W4631 62235A 59638 0.044 100 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 1 Solar CA W4849 60936A 58646 0.044 175 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 2 Solar CA W4881 60936A 58646 0.044 175 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 3 Solar CA W4882 60936A 58646 0.044 158 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 4 Solar CA W4914 60936A 58646 0.044 175 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 5 Solar CA W4946 60936A 58646 0.044 175 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 6 Solar CA W4965 60936A 58646 0.044 175 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 7 Solar CA W5021 60936A 58646 0.044 115 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 7 R Solar CA W5067 60936A 58646 0.044 61 Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 8 Solar CA W5068 60936A 58646 0.044 158 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 12 Solar CA W3965 60940A 58542 0.044 196 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 13 Solar CA W3966 60940A 58542 0.044 196 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 14 Solar CA W4097 60940A 58542 0.044 133 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 15 Solar CA W4098 60940A 58542 0.044 70 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 18 Solar CA W4189 60940A 58542 0.044 145 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 19 Solar CA W4453 60940A 58542 0.044 126 Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Blocks 16, 17, 20Solar CA W3884 60940A 58542 0.044 385 DG Solar Lessee II, LLC - E Philadelphia - DG Solar Lessee ISolar CA W4926 62721A 59916 0.044 4 Dokie Wind - Dokie Wind Wind BC W1992 61360A P150 0.066 9,719 Duran Mesa LLC - Duran Mesa LLC Wind NM W12070 64728A 64065 0.066 16,990 El Cabo Wind - El Cabo Wind Wind NM W5788 62786A 58098 0.066 2,406 Fontana - Fontana Eligible Hydroelectric CA W326 60451A 332 0.044 3 Freeway Springs, LLC - Freeway Springs, LLC Solar CA W5385 63031A 60183 0.044 6 FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - A - FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC -Solar CA W4180 61318A 58761 0.044 11 FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - B - FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC -Solar CA W4181 61319A 58762 0.044 9 Garnet Solar Power Generation Station 1, LLC - Garnet SolaSolar CA W4506 61182A 58528 0.044 12 Golden Solar, LLC - Dulles - Golden Solar, LLC - Dulles Solar CA W5227 63030A 60182 0.044 3 Golden Springs Building F, LLC - Golden Springs Building FSolar CA W5479 63032A 60151 0.044 3 Golden Springs Development Company LLC - Building H - SaSolar CA W4609 62745A 58913 0.044 6 Golden Springs Development Company LLC - Building M - SaSolar CA W4610 62746A 58912 0.044 6 Golden Springs Development Company, LLC - Building G Solar CA W5480 63033A 60153 0.044 4 Golden Springs Development Company, LLC - Building L Solar CA W5481 63034A 60154 0.044 3 Great Valley Solar 3, LLC - RE Tranquillity 8 Azul Solar CA W5866 63281A 59939 0.044 80 Highlander Solar 1, LLC - Highlander Solar 1, LLC Solar CA W3663 61157A 58234 0.044 72 Highlander Solar 2, LLC - Highlander Solar 2, LLC Solar CA W3664 61158A 58227 0.044 52 Imperial Valley Solar 3, LLC - Mount Signal Solar Farm V Solar CA W7036 61649A 61202 0.044 1,076 Jacumba Solar, LLC - Jacumba Solar Farm Solar CA W5601 63057A 60947 0.044 104 Kern River 1 - Kern River 1 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W330 60455A 340 0.044 375 Lancaster Dry Farm Ranch B, LLC - Lancaster Dry Farm RaSolar CA W4418 61315A 58750 0.044 22 Lancaster Little Rock C LLC - Lancaster Little Rock C LLC Solar CA W4492 61311A 59262 0.044 8 Lone Valley Solar Park I, LLC - Lone Valley Solar Park I, LL Solar CA W4427 61458A 58417 0.044 55 Lone Valley Solar Park II, LLC - Lone Valley Solar Park II, L Solar CA W4428 61452A 59237 0.044 116 Longboat Solar, LLC - Longboat Solar, LLC Solar CA W5306 62805A 60485 0.044 123 Lundy - Lundy Eligible Hydroelectric CA W331 60456A 342 0.044 7 Lundy - Lundy - Unit 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W560 60456A 342 0.044 7 Manzana - Manzana Wind LLC Wind CA W3105 61671A 57484 0.044 15,420 Master Development - Corona, CA (1351 Railroad) - MasterSolar CA W3497 61735A P306 0.044 1 Maverick Solar, LLC - Maverick Solar, LLC Solar CA W10973 63321A 62178 0.044 840 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4935 62091A 58462 0.044 256 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4936 62091A 58462 0.044 128 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W5016 62091A 58462 0.044 118 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4763 62091A 58462 0.044 192 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4826 62091A 58462 0.044 192 Annual Data
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Facility Name Fuel Type State or Province Loss Factor WREGIS ID of REC Source
RPS ID of REC
Source
EIA ID of Delivered
Energy
Gross MWhs
Procured
Specified Resales
MWhs
McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4827 62091A 58462 0.044 165 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4879 62091A 58462 0.044 256 McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, BlSolar CA W4630 62091A 58462 0.044 223 Meikle Wind - Meikle Wind Wind BC W5189 63268A P151 0.066 23,906 Mesquite Solar 1 (12) - Mesquite Solar 1 (12) - Mesquite SolSolar AZ W3183 60875A 57707 0.066 1,367 Mesquite Solar 1 (7) - Mesquite Solar 1 (7) Solar AZ W2841 60875A 57707 0.066 3,560 Mesquite Solar 1 (8) - Mesquite Solar 1 (8) Solar AZ W2871 60875A 57707 0.066 2,670 Mesquite Solar 1 (9) - Mesquite Solar 1 (9) Solar AZ W3095 60875A 57707 0.066 6,678 Mesquite Solar 2, LLC - Mesquite Solar 2, LLC Solar AZ W5299 62664A 60307 0.066 649 Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 3 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W332 60459A 7147 0.044 1 Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 4 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W555 60459A 7147 0.044 1 Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 5 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W556 60459A 7147 0.044 1 Moose Lake Wind - Moose Lake Wind Wind BC W7518 64287A P152 0.066 2,635 Mound Solar Partnership XI, LLC - Antelope Valley Solar AVSolar CA W5744 63713A 60085 0.044 13 Mount Signal Solar Farm II - Mount Signal Solar Farm II Solar CA W7762 61648A 61353 0.044 667 Mustang Hills, LLC - Mustang Hills, LLC Wind CA W2482 61287A 57833 0.044 580 Nicolis, LLC - Nicolis Solar PV Plant Solar CA W5131 61667A 59600 0.044 100 North Lancaster Ranch, LLC - North Lancaster Ranch, LLC Solar CA W5386 61538A 59962 0.044 83 North Rosamond Solar, LLC - North Rosamond Solar, LLC Solar CA W7426 62290A 59879 0.044 883 NRG Solar Oasis LLC - Oasis Solar Solar CA W4700 62514A 59528 0.044 118 Oltmans SCE at Champagne - California PV Energy at Cha Solar CA W3923 62292A 58581 0.044 3 Orion Solar II, LLC - Orion Solar II, LLC Solar CA W4186 61571A 58721 0.044 35 Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC Geothermal NV W334 60313A 52015 0.066 825 Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Binary UGeothermal NV W7146 60313A 52015 0.066 79 Panoche Valley Solar - Panoche Valley Solar Solar CA W5851 60858A 57340 0.044 270 Panoche Valley Solar - Panoche Valley Solar Phase 3 Solar CA W7275 60858A 57340 0.044 189 Panoche Valley Solar - Phase 2 Solar CA W7186 60858A 57340 0.044 150 Park Meridian 1 - Kona Solar, LLC - Park Meridian 1 Solar CA W4577 62502A 59539 0.044 7 Pennask Wind Farm - Pennask Wind Farm Wind BC W5499 64015A P153 0.066 1,367 Poole - Poole Eligible Hydroelectric CA W338 60462A 353 0.044 47 Portal - Portal Eligible Hydroelectric CA W339 60463A 354 0.044 56 Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC - Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC Solar CA W5546 62835A 60310 0.044 118 Porterville - SPVP042 - Porterville - SPVP042 Solar CA W1977 61241A 58309 0.044 14 Pumpjack Solar - Pumpjack Solar Solar CA W4413 61368A 59322 0.044 113 Quality Wind - Quality Wind Wind BC W3160 62247A P154 0.066 13,759 Rancho Cucamonga Distribution Center 1 - Kona Solar, LLCSolar CA W4579 62498A 59540 0.044 7 RE Adams East, LLC - RE Adams East, LLC Solar CA W4344 61266A 58984 0.044 90 RE Columbia 3 LLC - RE Columbia 3 LLC Solar CA W3898 61162A 58502 0.044 50 RE Garland A - Garland A Solar CA W5005 62818A 60386 0.044 128 RE Kansas South - RE Kansas South Solar CA W3109 61264A 58148 0.044 6,596 RE Rio Grande, LLC - RE Rio Grande, LLC Solar CA W3896 60823A 58500 0.044 22 RE Rosamond Two LLC - RE Rosamond Two LLC Solar CA W3899 60856A 58499 0.044 104 RE Tranquillity - RE Tranquillity Solar CA W4898 61269A 59939 0.044 793 RE Victor Phelan Solar One LLC - RE Victor Phelan Solar Solar CA W3897 60838A 58202 0.044 97 Regulus Solar, LLC - Regulus Solar, LLC Solar CA W4387 61428A 57650 0.044 324 Rio Bravo Solar I - Rio Bravo Solar I Solar CA W5346 61369A 59249 0.044 117 Rio Bravo Solar II - Rio Bravo Solar II Solar CA W5371 62716A 59250 0.044 116 Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC - Rising Tree Wind Farm III Wind CA W4612 62469A 59236 0.044 583 Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC - Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC Wind CA W4444 62425A 57621 0.044 564 Rush Creek - Rush Creek Eligible Hydroelectric CA W340 60464A 357 0.044 29 Rush Creek - Rush Creek - Unit 2 Eligible Hydroelectric CA W557 60464A 357 0.044 35 SEPV Mojave West, LLC - SEPV Mojave West, LLC Solar CA W5047 61156A 59740 0.044 119 SEPV Palmdale East, LLC - SEPV Palmdale East Solar CA W4713 61154A 59273 0.044 55 Shinish Creek Wind Farm - Shinish Creek Wind Farm Wind BC W5500 64041A P160 0.066 1,324 Sierra Solar Greenworks - Sierra Solar Greenworks Solar CA W4811 61334A 59431 0.044 89 Silver State Solar Power South, Block 2 and 3 - Silver State Solar NV W4876 61050A 58644 0.066 394 Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar NV W4829 61050A 58644 0.066 159 Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar NV W4878 61050A 58644 0.066 215 Annual Data
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Facility Name Fuel Type State or Province Loss Factor WREGIS ID of REC Source
RPS ID of REC
Source
EIA ID of Delivered
Energy
Gross MWhs
Procured
Specified Resales
MWhs
Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar NV W4947 61050A 58644 0.066 212 Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar NV W4966 61050A 58644 0.066 169 Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar PowSolar NV W5063 61050A 58644 0.066 357 Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar NV W5064 61050A 58644 0.066 7 Solar Alpine LLC - Solar Alpine LLC Solar CA W2872 60755A 57295 0.044 10,267 Solar Partners I, LLC - Ivanpah 2 Solar CA W4025 62274A 57073 0.044 522 Solar Star California XIII, LLC - Quinto Solar Project Solar CA W4825 61362A 59339 0.044 537 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4641 61363A 58388 0.044 339 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4562 61363A 58388 0.044 339 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4393 61363A 58388 0.044 366 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4678 61363A 58388 0.044 156 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4064 61363A 58388 0.044 238 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4392 61363A 58388 0.044 94 Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1-Solar CA W4099 61363A 58388 0.044 411 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2ASolar CA W4243 61364A 58389 0.044 347 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2ASolar CA W4457 61364A 58389 0.044 321 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2ASolar CA W4458 61364A 58389 0.044 278 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2ASolar CA W4679 61364A 58389 0.044 234 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2BSolar CA W4065 61364A 58389 0.044 220 Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2BSolar CA W4100 61364A 58389 0.044 197 Sun Streams, LLC - Sun Streams, LLC Solar AZ W8859 62673A 60827 0.066 942 SunE Solar XV Lessor, LLC - Hesperia Solar CA W4261 62236A 59182 0.044 7 SunE Solar XVI Lessor, LLC - SunE - Pico Rivera Solar CA W4804 62725A P304 0.044 4 SunE Solar XVI Lessor, LLC - SunE - Rochester Solar CA W5219 62719A 60032 0.044 2 Sunray Energy 3, LLC - Sunray Energy 3, LLC â€“ SEGS I Solar CA W465 63260A 10438 0.044 84 Sunshine Valley Solar - Sunshine Valley Solar Solar NV W8128 62772A 59826 0.066 604 TA-High Desert - Antelope Power Plant Solar CA W3496 60937A 58149 0.044 124 Terra Francesco 1 - Kona Solar, LLC - Terra Francesco 1 Solar CA W4578 62503A 59541 0.044 6 Topaz Solar Farms LLC - Topaz 1-9 Solar CA W3193 61698A 57695 0.044 8,633 Tropico, LLC - Tropico Solar PV Plant Solar CA W5132 61700A 59599 0.044 70 Tule Wind, LLC - Tule Wind, LLC Wind CA W5902 63271A 57913 0.044 831 Valentine Solar, LLC - Valentine Solar, LLC Solar CA W8806 63026A 62288 0.044 653 Vega Solar, LLC - Vega Solar, LLC Solar CA W4543 61942A 59555 0.044 110 Victor Dry Farm Ranch A LLC - Victor Dry Farm Ranch A LLSolar CA W4573 61331A 58418 0.044 22 Victor Dry Farm Ranch B LLC - Victor Dry Farm Ranch B LLSolar CA W4574 61332A 58419 0.044 22 Voyager Wind I - Voyager Wind I Wind CA W8807 63262A 60594 0.044 682 Wildwood Solar - Wildwood Solar Solar CA W4414 61367A 59380 0.044 108 Wildwood Solar II - Wildwood Solar II Solar CA W5374 62418A 59253 0.044 87 Willow Springs 2 - Willow Springs 2 Solar CA W7213 62286A P393 0.044 571 Windstar - Windstar1 Wind CA W2742 60810A 57774 0.044 265 Windstar - Windstar2 Wind CA W2743 60810A 57774 0.044 288 Annual Data
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Facility Name
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 1
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Big Creek 3
67RK 8ME, LLC - Redcrest Solar Farm
Adelanto Solar II, LLC - Adelanto Solar II, LLC
Adelanto Solar, LLC - Adelanto Solar, LLC
Adera Solar, LLC - Adera Solar, LLC
Adobe Solar, LLC - Adobe Solar, LLC
Agua Caliente Solar - Block 5
Agua Caliente Solar - Block 6
Agua Caliente Solar - Block 7
Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LLC - Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, L Alta Wind I - Alta Wind I
Alta Wind II - Alta Wind II
Alta Wind III - Alta Wind III
Alta Wind IV - Alta Wind IV
Alta Wind IX - Alta 9
Alta Wind V - Alta Wind V
Alta Wind VII - Alta 7
Alta Wind VIII - Alta Wind VIII
Alta Wind X, LLC - Alta Wind X, LLC
Alta Wind XI, LLC - Alta Wind XI, LLC
American Kings Solar Project - American Kings Solar Project American Solar Greenworks, LLC - Summer Solar North
Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek - Unit 3
Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek 2
Bishop Creek 2 - Bishop Creek 2 - Unit 2
Bishop Creek 3 - Bishop Creek 3
Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4
Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 2
Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 3
Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 4
Bishop Creek 4 - Bishop Creek 4 - Unit 5
Bishop Creek 5 - Bishop Creek 5
Bishop Creek 5 - Bishop Creek 5 - Unit 2
Bishop Creek 6 - Bishop Creek 6
Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 4
Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 5
Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 6
Blythe Solar II, LLC - Blythe Solar II, LLC - Block 7
Blythe Solar III, LLC - Blythe Solar III, LLC
Borden Solar Farm - Borden Solar Farm
Broadview Energy KW, LLC - BEKW
Broadview Energy, JN LLC - BEJN
California PV Energy at Jurupa - California PV Energy at Ju California Valley Solar Ranch - Block1
California Valley Solar Ranch - Block2
California Valley Solar Ranch - Block3
Cape Scott Wind - Cape Scott Wind
Catalina Solar 2, LLC - Catalina Solar 2, LLC
CED Atwell Island West - CED Atwell Island West
CED Corcoran Solar 2, LLC - CED Corcoran Solar 2, LLC
CED Ducor Solar 1, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 1, LLC
CED Ducor Solar 2, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 2, LLC
CED Ducor Solar 3, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 3, LLC
CED Ducor Solar 4, LLC - CED Ducor Solar 4, LLC
Total GHGs
15,100 0.0000 - 0.0000
4,345 0.0000 - 0.0000
22,394 0.0000 - 0.0000
41,074 0.0000 - 0.0000
77 0.0000 - 0.0000
41 0.0000 - 0.0000
132 0.0000 - 0.0000
74 0.0000 - 0.0000
78 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,862 0.0000 - 0.0000
2,951 0.0000 - 0.0000
5,235 0.0000 - 0.0000
35 0.0000 - 0.0000
657 0.0000 - 0.0000
667 0.0000 - 0.0000
681 0.0000 - 0.0000
359 0.0000 - 0.0000
442 0.0000 - 0.0000
543 0.0000 - 0.0000
613 0.0000 - 0.0000
475 0.0000 - 0.0000
584 0.0000 - 0.0000
563 0.0000 - 0.0000
740 0.0000 - 0.0000
29 0.0000 - 0.0000
9 0.0000 - 0.0000
10 0.0000 - 0.0000
10 0.0000 - 0.0000
51 0.0000 - 0.0000
10 0.0000 - 0.0000
10 0.0000 - 0.0000
19 0.0000 - 0.0000
21 0.0000 - 0.0000
19 0.0000 - 0.0000
10 0.0000 - 0.0000
13 0.0000 - 0.0000
19 0.0000 - 0.0000
212 0.0000 - 0.0000
217 0.0000 - 0.0000
205 0.0000 - 0.0000
165 0.0000 - 0.0000
840 0.0000 - 0.0000
273 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,208 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,522 0.0000 - 0.0000
6 0.0000 - 0.0000
3,100 0.0000 - 0.0000
15,154 0.0000 - 0.0000
14,588 0.0000 - 0.0000
7,290 0.0000 - 0.0000
125 0.0000 - 0.0000
117 0.0000 - 0.0000
103 0.0000 - 0.0000
89 0.0000 - 0.0000
87 0.0000 - 0.0000
66 0.0000 - 0.0000
87 0.0000 - 0.0000
Net MWhs
Procured
Firmed & Shaped
Resource?
Eligible for Firmed &
Shaped
Grandfathering?
Specified Losses
Covered by Seller?
Total EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
PCL EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
Annual Data
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Facility Name
CED Wistaria Solar, LLC - Wistaria Ranch Solar
Central Antelope Dry Ranch C, LLC - Central Antelope Dry Citizen Solar B, LLC - Citizen Solar B
Copper Mountain Solar 2 - CMS 2 (2)
Copper Mountain Solar 4 - Copper Mountain Solar 4, LLC
Coronal Lost Hills, LLC - Coronal Lost Hills, LLC
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 1
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 2
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 3
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 4
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 5
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 6
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 7
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 7 R
Desert Stateline LLC - Stateline Solar, Block 8
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 12
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 13
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 14
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 15
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 18
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Block 19
Desert Sunlight 250 - Desert Sunlight 250, Blocks 16, 17, 20 DG Solar Lessee II, LLC - E Philadelphia - DG Solar Lessee I Dokie Wind - Dokie Wind
Duran Mesa LLC - Duran Mesa LLC
El Cabo Wind - El Cabo Wind
Fontana - Fontana
Freeway Springs, LLC - Freeway Springs, LLC
FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - A - FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - B - FTS Master Tenant 1, LLC - Garnet Solar Power Generation Station 1, LLC - Garnet Sola Golden Solar, LLC - Dulles - Golden Solar, LLC - Dulles Golden Springs Building F, LLC - Golden Springs Building F Golden Springs Development Company LLC - Building H - Sa Golden Springs Development Company LLC - Building M - Sa Golden Springs Development Company, LLC - Building G
Golden Springs Development Company, LLC - Building L
Great Valley Solar 3, LLC - RE Tranquillity 8 Azul
Highlander Solar 1, LLC - Highlander Solar 1, LLC
Highlander Solar 2, LLC - Highlander Solar 2, LLC
Imperial Valley Solar 3, LLC - Mount Signal Solar Farm V Jacumba Solar, LLC - Jacumba Solar Farm
Kern River 1 - Kern River 1
Lancaster Dry Farm Ranch B, LLC - Lancaster Dry Farm Ra Lancaster Little Rock C LLC - Lancaster Little Rock C LLC Lone Valley Solar Park I, LLC - Lone Valley Solar Park I, LL Lone Valley Solar Park II, LLC - Lone Valley Solar Park II, L Longboat Solar, LLC - Longboat Solar, LLC
Lundy - Lundy
Lundy - Lundy - Unit 2
Manzana - Manzana Wind LLC
Master Development - Corona, CA (1351 Railroad) - Master Maverick Solar, LLC - Maverick Solar, LLC
McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl Total GHGs Net MWhs
Procured
Firmed & Shaped
Resource?
Eligible for Firmed &
Shaped
Grandfathering?
Specified Losses
Covered by Seller?
Total EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
PCL EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
682 0.0000 - 0.0000
84 0.0000 - 0.0000
20 0.0000 - 0.0000
17,339 0.0000 - 0.0000
559 0.0000 - 0.0000
100 0.0000 - 0.0000
175 0.0000 - 0.0000
175 0.0000 - 0.0000
158 0.0000 - 0.0000
175 0.0000 - 0.0000
175 0.0000 - 0.0000
175 0.0000 - 0.0000
115 0.0000 - 0.0000
61 0.0000 - 0.0000
158 0.0000 - 0.0000
196 0.0000 - 0.0000
196 0.0000 - 0.0000
133 0.0000 - 0.0000
70 0.0000 - 0.0000
145 0.0000 - 0.0000
126 0.0000 - 0.0000
385 0.0000 - 0.0000
4 0.0000 - 0.0000
9,719 0.0000 - 0.0000
16,990 0.0000 - 0.0000
2,406 0.0000 - 0.0000
3 0.0000 - 0.0000
6 0.0000 - 0.0000
11 0.0000 - 0.0000
9 0.0000 - 0.0000
12 0.0000 - 0.0000
3 0.0000 - 0.0000
3 0.0000 - 0.0000
6 0.0000 - 0.0000
6 0.0000 - 0.0000
4 0.0000 - 0.0000
3 0.0000 - 0.0000
80 0.0000 - 0.0000
72 0.0000 - 0.0000
52 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,076 0.0000 - 0.0000
104 0.0000 - 0.0000
375 0.0000 - 0.0000
22 0.0000 - 0.0000
8 0.0000 - 0.0000
55 0.0000 - 0.0000
116 0.0000 - 0.0000
123 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
15,420 0.0000 - 0.0000
1 0.0000 - 0.0000
840 0.0000 - 0.0000
256 0.0000 - 0.0000
128 0.0000 - 0.0000
118 0.0000 - 0.0000
192 0.0000 - 0.0000
192 0.0000 - 0.0000
Annual Data
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Facility Name
McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl McCoy Solar, LLC - Genesis McCoy Solar Energy Center, Bl Meikle Wind - Meikle Wind
Mesquite Solar 1 (12) - Mesquite Solar 1 (12) - Mesquite Sol Mesquite Solar 1 (7) - Mesquite Solar 1 (7)
Mesquite Solar 1 (8) - Mesquite Solar 1 (8)
Mesquite Solar 1 (9) - Mesquite Solar 1 (9)
Mesquite Solar 2, LLC - Mesquite Solar 2, LLC
Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 3
Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 4
Mill Creek 3 - Mill Creek 3 - Unit 5
Moose Lake Wind - Moose Lake Wind
Mound Solar Partnership XI, LLC - Antelope Valley Solar AV Mount Signal Solar Farm II - Mount Signal Solar Farm II Mustang Hills, LLC - Mustang Hills, LLC
Nicolis, LLC - Nicolis Solar PV Plant
North Lancaster Ranch, LLC - North Lancaster Ranch, LLC North Rosamond Solar, LLC - North Rosamond Solar, LLC
NRG Solar Oasis LLC - Oasis Solar
Oltmans SCE at Champagne - California PV Energy at Cha
Orion Solar II, LLC - Orion Solar II, LLC
Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC
Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Ormat Dixie Valley, LLC - Binary U Panoche Valley Solar - Panoche Valley Solar
Panoche Valley Solar - Panoche Valley Solar Phase 3
Panoche Valley Solar - Phase 2
Park Meridian 1 - Kona Solar, LLC - Park Meridian 1
Pennask Wind Farm - Pennask Wind Farm
Poole - Poole
Portal - Portal
Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC - Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC
Porterville - SPVP042 - Porterville - SPVP042
Pumpjack Solar - Pumpjack Solar
Quality Wind - Quality Wind
Rancho Cucamonga Distribution Center 1 - Kona Solar, LLC RE Adams East, LLC - RE Adams East, LLC
RE Columbia 3 LLC - RE Columbia 3 LLC
RE Garland A - Garland A
RE Kansas South - RE Kansas South
RE Rio Grande, LLC - RE Rio Grande, LLC
RE Rosamond Two LLC - RE Rosamond Two LLC
RE Tranquillity - RE Tranquillity
RE Victor Phelan Solar One LLC - RE Victor Phelan Solar Regulus Solar, LLC - Regulus Solar, LLC
Rio Bravo Solar I - Rio Bravo Solar I
Rio Bravo Solar II - Rio Bravo Solar II
Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC - Rising Tree Wind Farm III Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC - Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC
Rush Creek - Rush Creek
Rush Creek - Rush Creek - Unit 2
SEPV Mojave West, LLC - SEPV Mojave West, LLC
SEPV Palmdale East, LLC - SEPV Palmdale East
Shinish Creek Wind Farm - Shinish Creek Wind Farm
Sierra Solar Greenworks - Sierra Solar Greenworks
Silver State Solar Power South, Block 2 and 3 - Silver State Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Total GHGs Net MWhs
Procured
Firmed & Shaped
Resource?
Eligible for Firmed &
Shaped
Grandfathering?
Specified Losses
Covered by Seller?
Total EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
PCL EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
165 0.0000 - 0.0000
256 0.0000 - 0.0000
223 0.0000 - 0.0000
23,906 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,367 0.0000 - 0.0000
3,560 0.0000 - 0.0000
2,670 0.0000 - 0.0000
6,678 0.0000 - 0.0000
649 0.0000 - 0.0000
1 0.0000 - 0.0000
1 0.0000 - 0.0000
1 0.0000 - 0.0000
2,635 0.0000 - 0.0000
13 0.0000 - 0.0000
667 0.0000 - 0.0000
580 0.0000 - 0.0000
100 0.0000 - 0.0000
83 0.0000 - 0.0000
883 0.0000 - 0.0000
118 0.0000 - 0.0000
3 0.0000 - 0.0000
35 0.0000 - 0.0000
825 0.0240 20 0.0240
79 0.0240 2 0.0240
270 0.0000 - 0.0000
189 0.0000 - 0.0000
150 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,367 0.0000 - 0.0000
47 0.0000 - 0.0000
56 0.0000 - 0.0000
118 0.0000 - 0.0000
14 0.0000 - 0.0000
113 0.0000 - 0.0000
13,759 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
90 0.0000 - 0.0000
50 0.0000 - 0.0000
128 0.0000 - 0.0000
6,596 0.0000 - 0.0000
22 0.0000 - 0.0000
104 0.0000 - 0.0000
793 0.0000 - 0.0000
97 0.0000 - 0.0000
324 0.0000 - 0.0000
117 0.0000 - 0.0000
116 0.0000 - 0.0000
583 0.0000 - 0.0000
564 0.0000 - 0.0000
29 0.0000 - 0.0000
35 0.0000 - 0.0000
119 0.0000 - 0.0000
55 0.0000 - 0.0000
1,324 0.0000 - 0.0000
89 0.0000 - 0.0000
394 0.0000 - 0.0000
159 0.0000 - 0.0000
215 0.0000 - 0.0000
Annual Data
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Facility Name
Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Pow Silver State Solar Power South, LLC - Silver State Solar Po Solar Alpine LLC - Solar Alpine LLC
Solar Partners I, LLC - Ivanpah 2
Solar Star California XIII, LLC - Quinto Solar Project
Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XIX, LLC - AVS1 Solar Star 1 (Block 1- Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2A Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2A Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2A Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2A Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2B Solar Star California XX, LLC - AVS 2 Solar Star 2 (Block 2B Sun Streams, LLC - Sun Streams, LLC
SunE Solar XV Lessor, LLC - Hesperia
SunE Solar XVI Lessor, LLC - SunE - Pico Rivera
SunE Solar XVI Lessor, LLC - SunE - Rochester
Sunray Energy 3, LLC - Sunray Energy 3, LLC â€“ SEGS I
Sunshine Valley Solar - Sunshine Valley Solar
TA-High Desert - Antelope Power Plant
Terra Francesco 1 - Kona Solar, LLC - Terra Francesco 1 Topaz Solar Farms LLC - Topaz 1-9
Tropico, LLC - Tropico Solar PV Plant
Tule Wind, LLC - Tule Wind, LLC
Valentine Solar, LLC - Valentine Solar, LLC
Vega Solar, LLC - Vega Solar, LLC
Victor Dry Farm Ranch A LLC - Victor Dry Farm Ranch A LL Victor Dry Farm Ranch B LLC - Victor Dry Farm Ranch B LL Voyager Wind I - Voyager Wind I
Wildwood Solar - Wildwood Solar
Wildwood Solar II - Wildwood Solar II
Willow Springs 2 - Willow Springs 2
Windstar - Windstar1
Windstar - Windstar2
Total GHGs Net MWhs
Procured
Firmed & Shaped
Resource?
Eligible for Firmed &
Shaped
Grandfathering?
Specified Losses
Covered by Seller?
Total EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
PCL EF
(MT CO2e/MWh)
212 0.0000 - 0.0000
169 0.0000 - 0.0000
357 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
10,267 0.0000 - 0.0000
522 0.0952 50 0.0952
537 0.0000 - 0.0000
339 0.0000 - 0.0000
339 0.0000 - 0.0000
366 0.0000 - 0.0000
156 0.0000 - 0.0000
238 0.0000 - 0.0000
94 0.0000 - 0.0000
411 0.0000 - 0.0000
347 0.0000 - 0.0000
321 0.0000 - 0.0000
278 0.0000 - 0.0000
234 0.0000 - 0.0000
220 0.0000 - 0.0000
197 0.0000 - 0.0000
942 0.0000 - 0.0000
7 0.0000 - 0.0000
4 0.0000 - 0.0000
2 0.0000 - 0.0000
84 0.0000 - 0.0000
604 0.0000 - 0.0000
124 0.0000 - 0.0000
6 0.0000 - 0.0000
8,633 0.0000 - 0.0000
70 0.0000 - 0.0000
831 0.0000 - 0.0000
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Emissions, Power Sources, Unbundled RECs 100% Green Green Start Retail Sales and Loss-Adjusted Load 297,686 29,423 0 0 0 0 344,966 GHG Emissions Intensity (lbs CO2e/MWh) 0 279 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 73 ■ Renewables and Zero-Carbon Resources 100% 71% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 92% ■ Fossil Fuels 0% 29% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 8% Biomass & Biogas 0% 0% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0% Geothermal 0% 3% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0%
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Staff will calculate the GHG emissions factor and fuel mix breakdown (percentage derived from renewables and zero-carbon resources or fossil fuels) of unspecified power after data from all reporting entities is submitted.

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ATTESTATION FORM
For the Year Ending December 31, 2025
Santa Barbara Clean Energy
I, Alelia Parenteau, Director of Santa Barbara Clean Energy, declare under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in this report is true and correct and that I, as an authorized agent of Santa Barbara Clean Energy, have authority to submit this report on the retail supplier's behalf. I further declare that all of the electricity claimed as specified purchases as shown in this report was sold once and only once to retail customers.

Name: Alelia Parenteau
Representing (Retail Supplier): Santa Barbara Clean Energy Signature: _____________
Dated: May 26, 2026
Executed at: Santa Barbara, CA

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: City Administrator’s Office
Subject: Winter Storm Preparedness Update
Recommendation:

That Council receive an update from the City Administrator, Fire Department, and Public Works regarding the City’s preparedness efforts for potential winter storms and El Niño-related weather conditions, including current preparations, advance public messaging, storm response, emergency operations and coordination with regional agencies.

Discussion
The City of Santa Barbara is preparing for the upcoming winter storm events and potential impacts associated with significant rainfall, including flooding, debris accumulation, erosion, stormwater system impacts, road closures, and other weather-related emergencies. In anticipation of potential El Niño conditions, City staff are reviewing and strengthening preparedness measures across City departments.

Current preparedness efforts occurring now include: inspection and maintenance of storm drains, culverts, creeks, channels, and other drainage infrastructure; identification of areas vulnerable to flooding or debris accumulation; and coordination among Public Works, Creeks, Fire, Police, Parks and Recreation, and other City departments as appropriate.

Staff are also reviewing emergency response protocols, staffing and operational readiness, critical City facilities and infrastructure, and coordination procedures with County, regional, state, and other emergency-management partners.

Staff will continue to monitor conditions throughout the winter season and coordinate preparedness and response activities as necessary.

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Prepared and
Submitted by: Chris Mailes, Fire Chief; Brian D’Amour, Public Works Director; and Rene Eyerly, Assistant City Administrator
Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
Council Agenda Report
Agenda Date: September 22, 2026
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: City Administrator’s Office
Subject: Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Santa Barbara Municipal Code to Establish Residential Rent Stabilization and Residential Rental Registry Programs [Ordinance Introduction; Resolution]
Recommendation:

That Council:

26.90 Relating to Residential Rent Stabilization and Chapter 26.100 Relating to Residential Rental Registry;
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 2026-057, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, to Approve an Allocation of $500,000 in the Fiscal Year 2027 Expenditure Appropriations in the Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Fund to Support the Implementation of a Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry; and C. The title of the Ordinance and Resolution have been read; if there is no objection from any Councilmember present, further reading is waived pursuant to Santa Barbara City Charter section 511.

Executive Summary
On June 9, 2026, the City Council directed release of a draft residential rent stabilization ordinance for a 30-day public review period. After making several changes to respond to comments from the June 9th meeting, staff posted the draft for public review on June 10, 2026.

On July 28, 2026, the Council considered the written comments received during the public review period along with testimony at the June 28th meeting and directed staff to prepare an Agenda Item No. 12
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ordinance establishing residential rent stabilization along with a residential rental registry.

Council provided direction on revisions to be included in the final ordinance to brought back to Council for introduction and subsequent adoption. The City Attorney’s Office prepared the Ordinance attached to this report based on that direction.

The Ordinance retains the core policy architecture noticed for public review including:
• Base rent remains tied to December 16, 2025;
• Annual general adjustment remains the lesser of 60% of the change in the Consumer Price Index or 3%;
• One-increase-per-twelve-month rule, and the January 1, 2027 operative date are unchanged;
• Capital Improvement Petition pass-through remains capped at 10% of monthly rent or $100, whichever is less; and
• The Rent Stabilization Board remains a seven-member body with a four-vote threshold.

Within that framework, the Ordinance has been reorganized and expanded. Two new sections have been added to Chapter 26.90 which include a Capital Improvement Plan pre-approval process at Section 26.90.100 and a tenant notice requirement at Section 26.90.110. The exemption categories at Section 26.90.010 have been reduced from nine to three, the Rent Stabilization Board has been restructured as a tenant-majority body, and the fair return, tenant petition, and enforcement provisions have been refined throughout. The rental registry provisions have been relocated from Chapter 26.90 into a new, freestanding Chapter 26.100 and expanded to cover to all residential rental units in the City. The amendments are described in further detail in this report.

On July 28, Council also directed staff to make amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 26.50 relating to just cause for residential rental evictions. Those amendments will be brought to Council for consideration later this Fall.

Discussion
On June 10, 2026, the City released a public review draft of a proposed Ordinance adding Chapter 26.90 to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code relating to residential rent stabilization.

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Following the conclusion of the 30-day public review period, staff compiled a matrix of comments and proposed amendments organized by each section of the draft Ordinance. The matrix was presented to Council at its meeting of July 28, 2026. Following further public testimony and deliberation, Council provided additional direction on revisions to the draft ordinance. The City Attorney’s Office has prepared the attached Ordinance for introduction reflecting that direction. For convenience, this report refers to the draft posted for public review on June 10 as the Public Review Draft and the current version proposed for introduction as the Introduction Draft.

Policy Provisions Carried Forward without Change
Most of the provisions of the Public Review Draft are carried forward in the Introduction Draft without material, substantive modification; however, language has been cleaned up throughout. The following policies from the Public Review Draft are retained in the Introduction Draft as previously written.

Provision Section Retained Terms
Annual General Adjustment
Formula

26.90.040 (B) Lesser of 60% of the annual percentage
change in CPI or 3%; zero if the CPI
change is negative
Base Rent Formula 26.90.020 Rent in effect December 16, 2025 for existing tenancies; initial occupancy
rate for later tenancies
Base Year for Fair Return 26.90.020 Calendar year 2025, with a rolling base year following any adjustment
New Construction Exemption 26.90.010 (A)(1) Certificate of occupancy or final inspection on or after February 1, 1995
Vacancy Decontrol 26.90.030 (C) Initial rent for a new tenancy after a lawful vacancy may be set subject only
to State statutory limits
Increase Frequency 26.90.030 (E) No more than one rent increase in any twelve-month period
Operative Date of Rent Limits 26.90.030 (A) – (B) January 1, 2027 Capital Improvement
Petition Pass-Thru Cap

26.100.060 (J)(1) 10% of current monthly rent or $100 per month, whichever is less
Registry Fee Pass-Through 26.100.020 (D) Up to 50% of the fee in twelve equal monthly installments, with the
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affordable housing exclusion period
preserved
Board Size and Voting
Threshold

26.90.090 (A), (C) Seven members, four constitute a
quorum; four affirmative votes required
to grant or deny a petition. (Additional
changes to Board composition are
discussed below.)
Structural Reorganization of the Ordinance
There are several structural differences between the Public Review Draft and the Introduction Draft. These include:
• Relocation of the rental registry provisions to a new Chapter 26.100. The registry requirement and registry fee provisions that were formerly Sections 26.90.100 and

26.90.110 of the Public Review Draft are now in Sections 26.100.010 and 26.100.020 of the Introduction Draft and a new Section 26.100.030 is included so that the two chapters use the same definitions. The registry now operates as a stand-alone program applying to rental housing citywide and will help the City gather data and monitor rental housing, including rentals in ADUs, for Housing Element implementation and other programs. • New requirement for Capital Improvement Plans. Section 26.90.100, which previously dealt with the rental registry, now relates to capital improvement plans and establishes a pre-approval process that must be completed before a special rent increase petition may be filed for a capital improvement pass-through. The details of this new requirement are discussed later in this report.
• Consolidated notice requirement. Section 26.90.110, which previously related to rental registry, now consolidates notice requirements and creates a tenant disclosure package tied to the lease offer requirements of Municipal Code Section 26.40.010.

Amendments Incorporated at Council Direction
The following revisions implement the Council’s policy direction of July 28, 2026, and are grouped by subject matter in the order the provisions appear in the Introduction Draft.

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A. Applications and Exemptions (§ 26.90.010)
The exemption categories have been reduced from nine to three. The Ordinance now strictly aligns with the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act regarding exemptions including postFebruary 1, 1995 construction. • Per Council direction, owner-occupied duplexes are now covered under the Rent Stabilization Program. The exemption contained in the Public Review Draft for rentals in a two-unit structure in which the owner occupies one unit as a principal residence at the inception of the tenancy and continues in occupancy has been deleted.
• Deed-restricted affordable housing owned, operated or managed by a public agency or non-profit organization and subject to a recorded affordability covenant has also been removed from exemptions. City staff recognize that this is a component that Council is still deliberating on; therefore, attached is language that can be incorporated in consideration of these exemptions (Attachment 1). • All other clarifying exemptions, for example transient rentals, student housing operated by educational institutions, and other institutional and service program housing, have all been deleted.

B. Definitions (§ 26.90.020)
• Base rent anti-circumvention. For a tenancy that commenced on or before December 16, 2025, the base rent applies notwithstanding any provision of a new or amended rental agreement purporting to establish a higher rent. This provision was added to foreclose attempts by some landlords to use lease language, particularly during the temporary rent moratorium, to circumvent the law. • New defined term, “rent increase.” A new definition of rent increase is included in the Introduction Draft. A rent increase includes any reduction, suspension or termination of a housing service, absent a simultaneous and corresponding reduction in rent. This was implied in the Public Review Draft but has now been made specific.
• Housing services expanded. The definition of housing services has been clarified and broadened to name heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); electricity, Council Agenda Report
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gas, internet, telecommunications, sewer, and refuse collection; access rights; and the right to keep a specified number of pets. Telephone services are subsumed within telecommunications.
• Rent captures non-monetary consideration. The definition of rent has been expanded to include the value of any non-monetary consideration a tenant provides or that a landlord demands in connection with occupancy or the provision of housing services for a rental unit.
• Capital improvement tightened. The definition now ties the amortization requirement to the federal income tax law, excludes improvements primarily relating to a service or amenity for which tenants pay separately from rent, and broadens the exclusion for corrective work to any notice of violation or other notice by a government agency ordering repairs.
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) continuity. The definition of CPI has been clarified and now provides that If no qualifying index is published, the Program Administrator will designate a comparable index by regulation.

C. Stabilization of Rents and Annual General Adjustment (§§ 26.90.030,

26.90.040)
• Treatment of interim increases clarified. The Introduction Draft clarifies the amortization provisions for rent increases made before January 2, 2027 by a specific requirement that percentage amount of the prior increase above the base rent will be counted in full against percentage of rent increases above the base rent authorized under the new law until the authorized rent increase exceeds the prior rent increase.
• Adjustment window re-stated. Section 26.90.040(C) provides that the annual general adjustment must be taken before the end of the calendar year for which it was determined. The prohibition on banking unused adjustments is unchanged.

The adjustment formula, the negative-CPI floor of zero, the thirty-day notice requirements, and the bar on taking an adjustment where habitability obligations or repair orders are unmet are carried forward without change.

D. Fair Return Petitions (§ 26.90.050)
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• Habitability declaration made express. Sections 26.90.050(A) and 26.90.060(A) now require the petition declaration to state expressly that the unit has been maintained in compliance with California Civil Code § 1941.1. et. seq. and California Health and Safety Code §§ 17920.3 and 17920.10 rather than a general declaration of compliance with the Chapter.
• Burden and standard of review stated. The Introduction Draft has been revised to clarify that maintenance of net operating income is not the sole basis for determining a fair return. While it is presumed that the maintenance of net operating income standard under this Section 26.90.050 provides a fair return, nothing in the ordinance prevents the hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board from granting or denying a rent increase based upon substantial evidence in the record of a hearing. Section 26.90.050(B) requires the landlord demonstrate entitlement by a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing and requires the Hearing Officer or Board to make its finding on substantial evidence in the hearing record. Section 26.90.050(E) provides that a Hearing Officer or Board may grant or deny an increase based upon substantial evidence in the hearing record.
• Net operating income narrowed to the subject property. Section 26.90.050(G) permits deduction only of expenses directly related to or attributable to the property and units for which the adjustment is sought, and gross rents are computed on rent lawfully collectable at full occupancy. • Averaging must be requested and proved. Section 26.90.050(G)(5) places the burden on the petitioner to identify any proposed averaging or adjustment of base year or current year expenses and to prove it by a preponderance of the evidence.
• Operating expenses refined. Attorneys’ fees allowable as an operating expense are stated as reasonable fees and costs necessary to the operation of the property for rent, replacing the itemized allowance on the previous draft; fees incurred on a petition under the Chapter remain excluded. Newly excluded are late fees, penalties, and interest arising from the landlord’s failure to timely pay operating expenses, and utility costs paid directly by the tenant. Up to 50% of Council Agenda Report
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the annual registry fee under Chapter 26.100 is allowable as an operating expense.
• Evidentiary frame for base year adjustments. Section 26.90.050(F)(2)(c) evaluates pre-base-year rent patterns against market rent for comparable units rather than against changes in CPI, and Section 26.90.050(F)(2)(d) requires other exceptional circumstances to be established by regulation. • The 120-day allowance made conditional. Under Section 26.90.050(I), the period runs from acceptance of a complete application, and the landlord may recover the retroactive increase only if the landlord did not request, cause, or contribute to the delay.

E. Special Rent Adjustments for Capital Improvements (§§ 26.90.060,

26.90.100)
Section 26.90.100 of the Introduction Draft contains a new requirement for a landlord to obtain approval of a capital improvement plan before filing a petition for a rent increase for a capital improvement pass-through. A capital improvement plan is also required whenever a capital improvement will result in the temporary relocation or eviction of a tenant, whether or not a pass-through is sought. The plan process includes:
• A limit of one plan application per property or set of units every 24 months, with exceptions for natural disaster, events beyond the landlord’s control, and specified health or safety conditions.
• A 15-day deadline for the Program Administrator to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a complete application, with a written statement of deficiencies and an opportunity to amend.
• Tenant notice at application, including whether temporary interruption of the tenancy or a no-fault just cause eviction for substantial remodel will be required, and delivery of the approved plan with notice of appeal rights. • Short-term relocation payments for displacements of fewer than thirty days at $150.00 per household per day for lodging and $30.00 per occupant per day for meals, adjusted annually by CPI and published by the City with additional payments weekly in advance if displacement exceeds the noticed period.

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• A tenant election to forgo relocation payments in exchange for suspension of the rent obligations until re-occupancy, and preservation of the tenant’s right to seek reasonable accommodation for disability.
• Limitation of temporary disruption of major systems to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, without relocation, and prohibition on approving any plan that would expose tenants to toxic or hazardous materials, including lead-based paint and asbestos.
• Appeal by either party within 15 days, heard by a hearing officer within 30 days, with a written decision within 15 days. Tenants may raise employment, childcare, or other unavoidable hardship as grounds for relocation or mitigation beyond that proposed by the landlord.

The basic requirements for rent adjustment for pass-through of capital improvements under Section 26.90.060 remain the same. The eligible improvement list is unchanged in substance, but the numbering sequence has been corrected. The pass-through cap, the itemization requirement, the exclusion of pass-throughs from future adjustment calculations, and the treatment of reimbursements and mixed-use square footage are carried forward without change.

F. Tenant Petitions (§§ 26.90.070)
• Petition grounds confirmed. Section 26.90.070(B) notes any reduction, suspension, or termination of a housing service, a decrease of maintenance, or deterioration of the unit, consistent with the new definition of rent increase. • Petition requirements. The requirements for a tenant petition have been modified to simply require a statement of the conditions giving rise to the petition and description of how the landlord was given notice and an opportunity to fix the conditions.
• Overcharge recovery restructured. Section 26.90.070(C) permits the Hearing Officer or Board to order repayment within 30 days or, at the tenant’s request, to authorize rent withholding in a fraction and for a duration the Hearing Officer or Board sets. If a 30-day replacement order is not honored, the tenant may withhold the excess amount from future rent, in an amount determined by the Council Agenda Report
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tenant, until the overcharge is recovered. The petition order remains a defense to an unlawful detainer.

G. Petition Procedures and Hearing Officers (§§ 26.90.080, 26.90.130) • Hearing Officer authority. Section 26.90.080(G) confers subpoena power and provides that the Hearing Officer has no authority to consider the constitutionality of any federal, State or local law or regulation. • Notice of review rights. Section 26.90.080(O) requires the parties to be advised of their right to appeal to the Board or to seek judicial review under California Code of Civil Procedures § 1094.5.
• Hearing record. Section 26.90.080(P) provides that a court reporter is arranged upon the request of a party rather than in every hearing. All hearings continue to be recorded and the contents of the record are unchanged. • Hearing Officer retention. Section 26.90.130(A) provides three retention methods – City employment, ad hoc contract with an attorney or retired judicial officer, or contract with a dispute resolution provider. The standing volunteer panel option in the previous draft, and its associated term and vacancy provisions, have been removed. Independence, conflict-of-interest, and compensation protections are carried forward.

H. Rent Stabilization Board (§ 26.90.090)
Provision Previous Draft Introduction Draft
Seat Allocation Two tenant members; two landlord
or property manager members;
three at-large members with no
financial interest in or ownership
of rental housing in the City
At least four members must be
tenants of rental housing in the
City. No landlord or property
manager seats are designated and
no at-large, financial-interest
restriction is stated.

Residency and Elector
Status
All members must be residents of
the City
All members must be residents but
are expressly not required to be
qualified electors
Staggered Initial Terms Two-year initial terms for one
tenant member, one landlord
Two-year initial terms for three
members, including two of the
designated tenant members.

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member, and two at-large
members
Mid-Term Vacancies Not addressed for Council
removals
A replacement is appointed to serve
the balance of the removed
member’s term
Regulatory Authority Board approves administrative
regulations promulgated by the
Program Administrator
Board adopts regulations for
implementation and
administration of petitions;
Program Administrator regulations
are subject to Board approval or
direction
Meeting Frequency Regular meetings at least once
each year
Regular meetings as established by
resolution of the Board
Authority of the Board to establish appeal hearing procedures in consultation with the City Attorney is listed among the Board’s enumerated powers in Section 26.90.090(B)(2).

Specific reference to the Ralph M. Brown Act has been included in 26.90.090 (C). Board size, quorum, the four-vote threshold for granting or denying a petition, the prohibition on committees, and the appeal standard of review are carried forward without change.

Although Council supported a reduction of the Board size from seven to five members, Staff are recommending the seven member board as provided in the Introduction Draft because of concerns that reducing the total number would result in quorum and management issues for important administrative actions and appellate hearings.

I. Tenant Notices (New § 26.90.110)
Requirements for giving notice to tenants have been consolidated under new Section

26.90.110. Concurrently with the lease offer required by Section 26.40.010, a landlord must provide a prospective tenant with written notice that the unit is subject to Chapter 26.90, together with current copies of the Chapter, any implementing regulations, and any informational guide issued by the Program Administrator. Electronic delivery is permitted only where the tenant has internet access and consents in writing, and the landlord must document the choice made. Notices must be given in English and Spanish, or in another language the landlord knows or reasonably should know the tenant understands. Proof of compliance must be retained and filed with the Program Administrator within three days of written demand.

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J. Enforcement
Section 26.90.120(E) makes non-compliance an affirmative defense in actions to recover rent as well as possession of a covered rental unit. The enforcement provisions have been revised to remove the express statements that no administrative remedy need be exhausted before filing suit.

K. Rental Registry (New Chapter 26.90.100)
• Scope extended citywide. Section 26.100.010(B) requires registration of all residential rental units in the City, exempting only units within an owneroccupied dwelling where the owner and tenants share common facilities such as kitchens or bathrooms. Units exempt from rent stabilization must register and report their exempt status.
• Registration deadlines phased. Covered rental units must register by the later of April 1, 2027 or thirty days after the registry platform is available; units that are not covered rental units must register by October 1, 2027. Annual renewal deadlines and procedures are established by the Program Administrator. • Enforcement commencing January 1, 2028. Section 26.100.010(H) sets the date by which the City may enforce the registration requirement and on which the bars on advertising, demanding rent, evicting, and obtaining rent adjustments take effect. It also provides that a landlord may not commence a no-fault just cause eviction under Chapter 26.50 unless the registration requirements have been met.
• Registration data adjusted. The registry collects the number of tenants in a unit, with an express prohibition on requiring or providing personal information regarding any tenant or occupant, and whether the unit is exempt from Chapter

26.90. • Standalone claim of exemption eliminated. Because all units must register, exempt status is reported as a registration data field rather than through the separate exemption filing in the previous draft.
• Two-tier fee and revenue restriction. Section 26.100.020(A) establishes a base fee for every rental unit funding administration of Chapter 26.100, plus a Council Agenda Report
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supplemental amount for units subject to Chapter 26.90. Section 26.100.020(B) provides that fee revenue may not be used for any purpose other than administration and enforcement of those Chapters. The 50% pass-through, the 12-month installment schedule, and the deed-restricted affordable housing exclusion are carried forward.

Fiscal and Operational Implications
The amendments incorporated into the Ordinance as introduced carry financial and operational consequences that will be addressed in the implementation budget accompanying the adopted fee schedule. Given Council direction to date, the initial estimate of a $2 million program, averaging a cost of $154 per unit, will increase significantly. It is also important to recognize that most programs do not achieve full cost recovery; therefore, it will be important for the City to slowly staff the program until revenue is realized and a program budget can be balanced. The most significant considerations are summarized below. • Registry scale and fee methodology. Extending registration to all residential rental units citywide changes the denominator for the fee calculation and the volume assumptions underlying the Rental Registry platform procurement. A fee study is being initiated that will support the two-tier fee structure in Section 26.100.020(A). • Expanded coverage. Extending Chapter 26.90 to the categories described in Subsection A above increases the number of covered rental units, with corresponding effects on registration volume, petition volume, and hearing officer demand. • Capital improvement plan review capacity. The 15-day decision deadline in Section

26.90.100(E), and the 30-day hearing and 15-day decision deadlines to appeal, establish service levels reflected in the staffing plan for the Rental Housing Program Manager position and any supporting positions.
• Regulatory adoption timeline. Since Section 26.90.030(D) is administered through implementing regulations, and because regulatory adoption is assigned to the Rent Stabilization Board, the schedule for seating the Board is a critical path item ahead of the January 1, 2027 operative date.
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capacity. Arranging a court reporter only upon party request partially offsets this.

Hearing cost assumptions will be updated accordingly.
• Noticing and translation. The tenant notice requirements in Section 26.90.110 obligate the City to produce and maintain current implementing regulations and an informational guide, in English and Spanish at minimum, before the notice obligation takes effect.

Budget/Financial Information
Now that City Council is in the final stages of Ordinance adoption, staff are moving forward as swiftly as possible to develop a Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry that aligns with Council direction. Given that the program launch of January 1, 2027, is imminent, there is a need to move forward with program implementation prior to the fee study being adopted. Staff recognize that this is not best practice, but it is critically important that the desired program timeline be achieved. Therefore, staff are requesting that an allocation of $500,000 in Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Funds be appropriated in support of start-up costs.

The first component appropriates $45,500 to amend the City’s existing agreement with RSG, Inc. to expand the consultant’s scope of services to include additional deliverables specific to program administration. The practical significance of the amendment is that it extends consultant support past the point of Ordinance adoption. The deliverables include the development of policies and procedures, forms, noticing templates, petition processes, as well as training and outreach.

The second component appropriates $25,000 for an agreement with NSB to facilitate a Fee Study in support of the Residential Rent Stabilization Program. Any registration, filing, or petition fee the City ultimately imposes on rental property owners in connection with the program must rest on a demonstrable relationship between the amount charged and the reasonable cost of the regulatory activity the fee funds. A defensible cost-of-service analysis is therefore the predicate both for the fee schedule Council will later adopt and for the program’s ability to recover its ongoing costs rather than relying indefinitely on Measure I subsidy.

The third and final component appropriates $429,500 to support implementation costs of the Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry. This will include the hiring of two Council Agenda Report
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to three staff positions of which the first position, the Rental Housing Program Manager, was approved by Council on September 15, 2026.

With these requested appropriations and the previous appropriations of $400,000 to support litigation costs related to the Rent Increase Moratorium Ordinance as well as the $500,000 allocation to support program operations at Casa Cacique, there will be $100,000 remaining the Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Fund.

The appropriation requested above only addresses immediate start-up costs until revenue from fees is realized. Staff also want to provide Council with a realistic picture of what this program is estimated to cost at full operation. The ultimate staffing model cannot be fixed at this time, because registration volume, petition volume, and hearing officer demand will not be known until the citywide registry is populated and the program has completed a full cycle of annual general adjustments. Staff do, however, have a reasonable sense of the order of magnitude. Based on the program architecture reflected in the Ordinance as introduced and on the experience of comparable California jurisdictions, staff anticipate that a fully implemented Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry will require between

7.00 and 9.00 full-time equivalent positions and total annual budgeted expenditures in the range of $2.0 million to $2.4 million.

Staff recommend a phased approach to building that capacity. Positions added beyond the Rental Housing Program Manager approved by Council on September 15, 2026 will support a thoughtful and strategic transition to a robust program. The City will be scaling staffing to actual workload as the registry is populated and petition activity develops. As the long-term staffing model is confirmed, staff will return to Council through the annual budgeting process for the required revenue and expenditure appropriations.

Registration fees adopted following completion of the fee study, and imposed under the twotiered structure, are expected to cover the majority of the program’s annual operating costs.

Full cost recovery is not anticipated in the program’s early years. Until the program reaches full cost recovery, staff recommend that the difference between program costs and fee revenue be supported by the annual Measure I allocation to the Flexible Housing and Homelessness Fund, including the critical staffing positions on which the program’s ability to meet the service levels established in the Ordinance depends. Staff will propose that Measure I (General Fund) subsidy in each subsequent budget for Council consideration, in an amount expected to decline as registration is completed and fee revenue is realized.

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Attachment:

1. Additional Exemptions
Prepared and Submitted by: Barbara Andersen, Senior Assistant to the City Administrator
Daniel Hentschke, Assistant City Attorney
Approved by: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS TO CHAPTER 26.90
Section 26.90.015 Additional Exemptions
A. Notwithstanding the general application of Section 26,90.010, the following rental units are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter:

1. Rental units in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes, lodging and rooming houses and boarding houses, or other similar temporary lodgings, including lawfully permitted short term vacation rentals, provided that the occupancy is for 30 days or fewer.

The computation of the 30 days shall include days in which the tenant was required to:
a. Move into a different guestroom or efficiency unit before the expiration of 30-day occupancy;
b. Check out and re-register before the expiration of 30-day occupancy to avoid application of this ordinance, or
c. Enter into successive or overlapping rental agreements, extensions, or renewals, whether for the same or a different unit, before the expiration of 30 dayoccupancy.

2. Rental units in:
a. A hospital, convent, monastery, extended medical care facility, asylum, non-profit home for the aged;
b. Fraternity or sorority house, or in a building owned, leased, occupied or managed by a bona fide education institution for occupancy by students of that institution.
c. A facility that has the primary purpose of operating a treatment or recovery program, where such rental units are contingent upon a client's participation in the treatment or recovery program and where the client has been informed in writing of ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS TO CHAPTER 26.90
the temporary or transitional nature of the housing at the inception of his or her participation in the program.

3. Rental units owned, leased, operated, or managed by a public agency or notfor-profit organization and subject to a recorded covenant or other restriction that requires renting the unit at rents affordable to very low-, low-, or moderate-income households according to affordability standards adopted by a local, state, or federal agency.

4. Rental Units where the landlord is participating in a federally subsidized tenant-based rental assistance program (commonly referred to as Section 8) so long as the contract rent for the unit is equal to or below the adopted payment standard established by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara. This exemption applies only so long as the unit is participating in the rental assistance program.

5. Rental units that a government unit, agency or authority owns, operates, or manages, if an applicable federal or state law or administrative regulation specifically exempts such units from municipal rent control.

B. In addition to any other notice required to be given by law and concurrently with the offer of a lease required under Section 26.40.010 of this Code, a landlord renting a unit that is exempt under this Section shall provide each tenant or prospective tenant of the exempt rental unit with a written notice that the rental unit is exempt from this Chapter, including reference to the specific basis for the exemption. . 1 [Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From Current Code 09/22/2026] Ordinance No.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA AMENDING THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL

CODE TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROTECT

TENANT AND LANDLORD RIGHTS BY THE ADDITION OF
CHAPTER 26.90 RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL RENT
STABILIZATION AND CHAPTER 26.100 RELATING TO

RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.

Title 26 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code is amended by adding Chapter26.90, which reads as follows:
[New Language] CHAPTER 26.90. RESIDENTIAL RENT STABLIZATION

26.90.010 General Application.

A. This Chapter applies to all residential rental units in the City except:

1. Rental units for which a certificate of occupancy was issued (or final inspection on a building permit application for construction of the unit was completed) on or after February 1, 1995.

2. Rental units that are alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit or are a subdivided interest in a subdivision, as specified in subdivision (b), (d), or (f) of Section 11004.5 of the California Business and Professions Code. This exception does not apply to any of the following:
a. A rental unit where the preceding tenancy has been terminated by the owner by notice pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1946.1 or has been terminated upon a change in the terms of the tenancy noticed pursuant to California Civil Code Section 827;
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2 b. A condominium dwelling or unit that has not been sold separately by the subdivider to a bona fide purchaser for value.
c. The owner of the rental unit is any of the following:
i. A real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.
ii. A corporation.
iii. A limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation.

3. Rental units within a mobile home or permanent recreational vehicle park and subject to the provisions of Chapter 26.08 of this Code.

B. When a rental unit is exempt from this Chapter under paragraph 2 of subsection A, the tenants must have been provided written notice that the unit is exempt from this Section using the following statement: “This property is not subject to the rent limits imposed by Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 26.90 and the owner is not any of the following: a real estate investment trust, as defined by Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code; a corporation; or a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation.” For a tenancy existing before January 1, 2027, the notice required by this subsection may, but is not required to be provided in the rental agreement offered in compliance with Chapter

26.40. For a Tenancy commenced or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, the notice must be provided in the rental agreement offered in compliance with Chapter 26.40.

26.90.020 Definitions.

The definitions in this Section apply to the interpretation of this Chapter.

Annual general adjustment. Annual general adjustment means the rental adjustment described in Section 26.90.040 of this Chapter.

Base rent. Base rent means either: (1) the rent for a rental unit in effect on December 16, 2025, for tenancies commenced on or before December 16, 2025, or (2) the rental rate Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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3 established upon initial occupancy of a rental unit for tenancies commenced after December 16, 2025, provided the rental rate is established in accordance with applicable law. The base rent as defined in this section for a tenancy that commended on or before December 16, 2025, shall apply notwithstanding any provision of any new or amended rental agreement for the continued occupancy of the rental unit by a tenant that purports to establish a higher rent.

Base year. Base year for the purposes of making fair return determinations under Section

26.90.050 means the 2025 calendar year. If the rent for a covered rental unit is increased because of a general annual adjustment under Section 26.90.040 or a fair return adjustment under Section 26.90.050, then the base year for any subsequent petition under Section

26.90.050 shall be the year that was considered the "current year" in the immediately preceding petition.

Capital Improvement. Capital Improvement means an improvement, addition or major repair to a rental unit or common areas of the housing complex containing the rental unit, for the benefit of tenants, that has a useful life of five years or more and that is required by federal income tax law to be amortized over the useful life of the improvement. Capital improvement does not include normal or routine maintenance, repair, or replacements. A capital improvement must be permanent/fixed in nature rather than temporary or movable and must not primarily relate to a service or amenity for which tenants pay separately from rent. Capital Improvement does not include work performed to correct a notice of violation or other notice by a government agency ordering repairs. Capital improvement does not include an improvement completed before December 31, 2025.

City Administrator. City Administrator means the person holding the office of city administrator of the City including any city employee exercising authority delegated by the City Administrator.

City Council. City Council means the elected governing body of the City of Santa Barbara.

Change in Consumer Price Index or CPI. Change in consumer price index or change in CPI means the percentage change in the CPI as defined in this section calculated as follows:

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4 A. For rent increases that take effect in any calendar year, the following shall apply:

1. The percentage change shall be the percentage change in the CPI amount published for April of the immediately preceding calendar year and April of the year before that.

2. If there is not an amount published in April for the area that includes the County of Santa Barbara, the percentage change shall be the percentage change in the CPI amount published for March of the immediately preceding calendar year and March of the year before that.

B. The percentage change shall be rounded to the nearest one-quarter of 1 percent.

Consumer Price Index or CPI. Consumer Price Index or CPI means the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as published by the Department of Industrial Relations. If the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a CPI-U index for a metropolitan area that includes the County of Santa Barbara, then that CPI-U index will be used for the calendar year in which in that CPI-U, is first published and following years.

Should there be no such index, or should there cease to be such an index, the Program Administrator shall designate by regulation an index that is most comparable to the CPI-U index for a metropolitan area that includes the County of Santa Barbara.

Covered rental unit. Covered rental unit means any rental unit not specifically exempted under Section 26.90.010.

Day. Day means calendar day.

Fair return. Fair return means an economic return on property as determined by using the standard outlined in Section 26.90.060.

Hearing officer. Hearing officer means a person appointed by the City Administrator to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing under this Chapter.

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5 Housing services. Housing services means any benefit, privilege, arrangement, or facility provided or contracted for in connection with the use or occupancy of any rental unit including, but not limited to: repairs; maintenance; painting; lighting; heating and air conditioning; hot and cold water service; electricity, gas, Internet, telecommunications, sewer, refuse collection, or other utility services; elevator service; window shades and screens; storage; kitchen, bath and laundry facilities and privileges; janitor services; utility charges that are paid by the landlord; parking; common areas; recreational facilities; the right to have a specified number of occupants; the right to a specific number of pets; access rights; and furnishings. . Housing services to a rental unit include a proportionate part of services provided to common facilities of the building in which the rental unit is contained.

Landlord. Landlord means an owner, lessor, sublessor or any other person entitled to receive rent for the use and occupancy of any rental unit, including an agent, representative, predecessor, or successor of any of the foregoing.

Program Administrator. Program Administrator means the City employee designated by the City Administrator to administer this Chapter.

Property. Property means all rental units under common ownership on a parcel, lot, or contiguous parcels or contiguous lots.

Rent. Rent means all periodic payments under a rental housing agreement concerning the use or occupancy of a rental unit, including all payments and other consideration demanded or paid for housing services. Rent does not include refundable security deposits or avoidable fees imposed by a landlord such as fees for late payment of rent or for checks returned for insufficient funds. Rent includes the value of any non-monetary consideration that a tenant provides to a landlord under the terms of a rental agreement or that a landlord may be otherwise demanded from a tenant in connection with the use or occupancy of a rental unit or provision of housing services.

Rent increase. Rent increase, increase of rent, or upward adjustment of rent includes any reduction, suspension, or termination of any housing service unless there is a simultaneous and corresponding reduction in rent.

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6 Rent Stabilization Board. The Rent Stabilization Board is the board established by this Chapter.

Rental agreement. Rental agreement means an agreement, whether oral, written, or implied, between a landlord and tenant for use or occupancy of a rental unit and for housing services. For the purpose of this Chapter, the terms “rental agreement” and “lease” are interchangeable.

Rental registry. Rental registry means the database of information on rental units in the City required by Chapter 26.100 of this Code.

Rental registry fee. Rental registry fee means the fee described in Chapter 26.100 of this Code.

Rent Stabilization Program. The Rent Stabilization Program means the personnel and policies that implement and enforce this Chapter.

Rental unit. Rental unit means any building or structure, or part thereof, land appurtenant thereto, or any other property rented or offered for rent for residential purposes, together with all housing services connected with use or occupancy of such property. A unit may qualify as such with or without a valid certificate of occupancy for use as rental housing.

Security deposit. Security deposit means any payment, fee, deposit, or charge as defined in Section 1950.5 of the California Civil Code.

Tenant. Tenant means any tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee or any other person entitled under the terms of a rental agreement to occupy a rental unit.

26.90.030 Stabilization of Rents.

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a landlord is prohibited from charging rent for a covered rental unit in an amount that exceeds the sum of the base rent plus any lawful rent increases authorized under this Chapter.

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7 B. Beginning January 1, 2027, a landlord is prohibited from increasing rent for a covered rental unit except in an amount permitted under Sections 26.90.040, 26.90.050, or

26.90.060.

C. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this Section, a landlord may set the initial rent for a new tenancy following the lawful vacancy of a covered rental unit, subject only to limitations of California statute. After the initial rent for a covered rental unit has been set, a landlord may not increase rent except as provided in subsection B of this Section.

D. If a landlord increased the rent for a covered rental unit after December 16, 2025, but before January 1, 2027, in accordance with applicable law, then the percentage amount of that increase above the base rent will be counted in full against percentage of rent increases above the base rent authorized under this Chapter until the rent increase authorized under this Chapter exceeds the prior rent increase. The Program Administrator, with the approval of the Rent Stabilization Board, shall adopt regulations to implement this requirement.

E. No more than one rent increase per twelve-month period may be imposed on a tenant.

F. A violation of this Section occurs upon the delivery to a tenant of a notice or demand for a prohibited increase in rent.

G. As part of any notice to increase rent, introduce a new rental agreement, or renew or change any terms of an existing rental agreement, a Landlord must include:
1 Notice of the existence of this Chapter, and;

2. Notice that no rent increase shall take effect until the requirements of this Chapter have been met.

26.90.040 Annual General Rent Adjustment.

A. No later than October 1 each year, the Program Administrator will determine and post on the City’s Rent Stabilization Program webpage the amount of the annual general adjustment, which will be effective as of January 1 of the following year.

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8 B. The annual general adjustment will be equal to 60% of annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index or 3%, whichever is less. If the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index is negative, the annual general adjustment will be zero.

C. A landlord who seeks to raise rent by the annual general adjustment must do so before the end of the calendar year for which the adjustment amount is determined under subsection A. A landlord who fails to implement a rent increase pursuant to the annual general adjustment during such period may not defer implementation of the annual general adjustment to a later year or from year-to-year.

D. Allowable annual general adjustment rent increases under this Section shall become effective only after the landlord provides notice to the tenant in the manner prescribed by law, with at least 30 days' advance written notice.

E. An annual general rent adjustment may not be applied to any covered rental units if the landlord has failed:

1. To maintain the rental unit in compliance with California Civil Code Sections 1941.1 et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10; or

2. Has failed to make repairs ordered by a court or by the City Building Official.

26.90.050 Petition for Special Adjustment – Fair Return.

A. A landlord may file a petition with the Program Administrator seeking adjustment of the rent for any given tenancy in accordance with the standards stated in this Section and using the procedures stated in Section 26.90.080 and implementing regulations. A petition must be accompanied by a declaration by the landlord that each covered rental unit for which the petition is submitted complies with all the requirements of this Chapter, including an express declaration that the landlord has maintained the rental unit in compliance with California Civil Code Sections 1941.1 et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10.

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9 B. Upward rent adjustments may be granted only when the landlord demonstrates by a preponderance of evidence, and the hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board on appeal finds based on substantial evidence in the record of a hearing, that such adjustments are necessary to provide the landlord a fair return as required by the California and United States Constitutions.

C. No upward rent adjustments may be authorized under this Section if the landlord has failed to maintain the covered rental unit or units in compliance with California Civil Code Sections 1941.1 et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10.

D. The following presumptions apply to the evaluation of petitions under this Section.

1. The net operating income received by the landlord in the base year provided a fair return.

2. The base rent for a covered rental unit provided a fair return when it was established.

E. For purposes of determining a fair return there is a rebuttable presumption that maintenance of net operating income equal to the base year net operating income adjusted by the change in the Consumer Price Index from the base year to the current year results in a fair rate of return. The current year CPI shall be the annual CPI for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which an application is filed. While it is presumed that the maintenance of net operating income standard under this Section provides a fair return, nothing in this Section prevents the hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board from granting or denying a rent increase based upon substantial evidence in the record of a hearing.

F. The presumption of fair return under subsection E of this Section may be rebutted by evidence supporting at least one of the following findings:

1. The landlord's operating expenses in the base year were unusually high or low.

2. The gross income during the base year was disproportionately low due to exceptional circumstances. In such instances, adjustments may be made when calculating Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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10 base year gross rental income consistent with the purposes of this Chapter. The following factors may be considered when making such a finding:
a. If the gross income during the base year was lower than it might have been because some tenants were charged reduced rent.
b. If the gross income during the base year was significantly lower than normal because of temporary vacancy for construction or repairs. c. The pattern of rent increases or decreases in the years prior to the base year and whether those changes reflect market rent for comparable units. d. Other exceptional circumstances as established by regulation adopted by the Program Administrator or Rent Stabilization Board.

G. Net operating income shall be calculated by subtracting from gross operating income operating expenses that are directly related or attributable to the property and rental units for which the rent adjustment is sought. The following principles apply to the calculation of net operating income:

1. Gross rental income includes:
a. Gross rents calculated based on the amount of rent lawfully collectable at 100% occupancy.
b. All other income or consideration received or receivable in connection with the use or occupancy of the rental unit or units, except items excluded from gross rental income under this subsection.

2. Gross rental income excludes:
a. Utility charges for sub-metered gas, electricity or water. b. Charges for refuse disposal, sewer service, or other similar services that are either provided solely on a cost pass-through basis or are regulated by state or local law. c. Charges for laundry services.

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11 d. Storage charges.
e. Additional rents imposed upon tenants that are supplementary to the primary rent, such as "pet rent."

3. Operating expenses include:
a. Reasonable costs of operation and maintenance.
b. Reasonable management expenses.
c. Cost of utilities such as water, sewage, gas, electricity, or communication systems that are provided by a public agency or private utility company and paid by the landlord.
d. Property taxes attributable to an assessment for the base year and for the current year. Property taxes attributable to assessments in any other year shall not be considered when calculating operating expenses.
e. License and registration fees required by law to the extent these expenses are not otherwise paid or reimbursed by tenants. f. Landlord-performed labor compensated at reasonable hourly rates.

However, no landlord-performed labor shall be included as an operating expense unless the landlord submits documentation showing the date, time, and nature of the work performed.

The maximum allowed for landlord-performed labor shall not exceed 5% of gross income unless the landlord shows greater services were performed for the benefit of the residents. g. Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs necessary to the operation of the property for rent, excluding attorneys’ fees incurred with respect to a petition under this Chapter.
h. Up to 50 percent of the annual fee paid in connection with the rental registry under Chapter 26.100.

4. Operating expenses do not include:

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12 a. Capital improvement expenses. Adjustments for capital improvement expenses may be obtained under Section 26.90.060.
b. Mortgage principal or interest payments or other debt service costs. c. Late fees, penalties, or interest resulting from the landlord’s failure to timely pay any operating expenses. Any penalties, fees or interest assessed or awarded for violation of any provision of this Chapter or of any other provision of law. d. Land lease expenses.
e. Political contributions.
f. Payments to persons or organizations that are substantially devoted to legislative lobbying.
g. Depreciation.
h. Any expenses for which the landlord has been reimbursed by any utility rebate or discount, security deposit, insurance settlement, judgment for damages, settlement or any other method or device.
i. Unreasonable increases in expenses since the base year. j. Cost of utility services such as water, sewage, gas, electricity, or communication systems that are provided by a public agency or private utility company and paid directly by the tenant.
k. Expenses attributable to unreasonable delays in performing necessary maintenance or repair work or the failure to timely and competently complete necessary replacements.

5. Base year or current year operating expenses may be averaged or adjusted, as appropriate based on the preponderance of the evidence, to establish an expense amount that best achieves a reasonable comparison of base year and current year expenses. The petitioner must request and identify any proposed averaging or adjustment and bears the Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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13 burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. Grounds for such adjustments include, but are not limited to:
a. An expense item for a particular year that is not representative. b. A base year expense for an item is not a reasonable reflection of average past expenses for that item in the years immediately preceding or following the base year. c. A current year expense for an item is not a reasonable projection of future year expenses for that item.
d. A particular expense exceeds industry standards for the geographic area that includes the City.
e. A base year expense was exceptionally low by industry standards, provided that the low expense was not caused by a reduction of service, maintenance, or amenities.
f. An increase in maintenance or management expenses that is disproportionate to the percentage change in the CPI, while the level of services has not changed significantly or the increase is not justified by exceptional circumstances.

H. When a cost is required by federal income tax law to be amortized, an interest allowance on the cost of amortized expenses may be considered at a rate equal to the "average rate" for the thirty-year fixed rate on home mortgages plus 2%. The "average rate" shall be the rate Freddie Mac last published in its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) as of the Petition’s initial submission date. If this rate is no longer published, the Program Administrator shall designate by regulations an index that is most comparable to the PMMS index.

I. If the time a hearing officer or the Rent Stabilization Board devotes to determining the allowable rent increase pursuant to this Section exceeds 120 days after the acceptance by the Program Administrator of a complete application and the landlord did not request, cause, or contribute to the delay, then the landlord may recover increases that would have been permitted if the rent increase decision had been made within 120 days. The allowance Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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14 for these increases may be amortized or may be factored into the prospective allowable increase to avoid undue hardship on tenants.

J. Rent increases authorized by this subsection shall become effective only after the landlord provides the tenant written notice of such rent increase pursuant to state law.

26.90.060 Petition for Special Adjustment – Capital Improvements.

A. A landlord that has obtained an approved capital improvement plan under Section

26.90.100 may file a capital improvement petition with the Program Administrator seeking a rent adjustment for any given tenancy and requesting a pass-through cost to the tenants to cover expenses incurred by the landlord to complete reasonable capital improvements for or attributable to the rental unit. The petition must be filed in accordance with the standards stated in this Section and using the procedures stated in Section 26.90.080 and any implementing regulations. A petition must include a declaration by the landlord that the covered rental units comply with all requirements of this Chapter, including an express declaration that the landlord has maintained the rental unit in compliance with California Civil Code Sections 1941.1 et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10.

B. Capital improvements eligible for pass-through cost under this Section must be made according to an approved capital improvement plan and are limited to the following:

1. A new roof covering all or substantially all of a building or a structurally independent portion of a building.

2. A significant upgrade of a foundation, including seismic retrofits, of all or substantially all of a building or a structurally independent portion of a building. 3 A new or substantially new plumbing, electrical, or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in one or more rental units.

4. Exterior painting or installation/replacement of siding or stucco on all or substantially all of a building.

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15 5. Repairs reasonably related to correcting or preventing the spread of defects that are noted in findings in a Wood Destroying Pest and Organisms Report issued by a pest control company registered in Branch 3 of the State of California Structural Pest Control Board.

6. The installation of water conservation devices that are intended to reduce the use of water; the installation of energy efficient devices and renewable energy devices that are intended to save energy or reduce greenhouse gases; replacement of single-glazed windows with dual-glazed windows.

7. Improvements or upgrades to the rental unit or the building/complex that meet or exceed disability/accessibility standards as required by law.

8. A fire sprinkler or fire alarm system covering all or substantially all of a building.

9. Replacement of stairs and/or railings in all or substantially all of a building.

10. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations.

11. Lead based paint stabilization and abatement.

C. No adjustment for a capital improvement may be authorized by a hearing officer or the Rent Stabilization Board under this Section if the landlord has failed to maintain the covered rental unit or units in compliance with California Civil Code Sections 1941.l et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10, or if the capital improvement has been ordered to correct the violation of any law or regulation relating to building habitability or safety for human occupancy.

D. A capital improvement petition must be initiated by the landlord within two years of completing the capital improvement. Capital improvement, as defined in Section 26.90.020, does not include an improvement completed before or during the initial base year.

E. A capital improvement petition shall not apply to rental units or tenants for which the initial rent was established after commencement of the capital improvement for which a rent adjustment is sought;
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16 F. A landlord may not require a tenant to pay any amount of any cost that is attributable to any period of time that the tenant was not entitled to use and occupy the rental unit; G. A landlord may not require a tenant to pay more than the tenant's share of the cost of a capital improvement attributable to that tenant's rental unit that is permitted to be passed through pursuant to a petition.

H. If a capital improvement benefits one or more, but less than all of the covered rental units on a property, then the rent adjustment under this Section shall be applied only to the rental units receiving the benefit, as determined by the hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board.

I. The approved monthly pass-through adjustment costs for capital improvements shall be separately itemized on the rental statement provided to a tenant, and it shall not be included in the calculation of future rent adjustments under either Section 26.90.040 or

26.90.050.

J. Capital Improvement pass-through adjustments must be determined according to the following:

1. Capital Improvement costs may be amortized over the useful life of the capital improvement but may not result in a monthly pass through cost that exceeds 10% of the current monthly rent or $100 whichever is less. For the purposes of such computation, the current rent for any period shall not include any capital improvement pass-through amounts;

2. For mixed-use structures and landlord-occupied rental units, only the percentage of residential square footage will be applied in the calculations;

3. If a unit is occupied by an agent of the landlord, this unit must be included when determining the average costs per rental unit; and

4. If the landlord is reimbursed for capital improvements (i.e. through insurance, court-awarded damages, subsidies, etc.), such reimbursement must be deducted from the capital improvements costs before the costs are amortized and allocated among the rental units.

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17 5. When a cost is required to be amortized, an interest allowance on the cost of amortized expenses may be considered at a rate equal to the "average rate" for the thirtyyear fixed rate on home mortgages plus two 2%. The "average rate" shall be the rate Freddie Mac last published in its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) as of the Petition’s initial submission date. If this rate is no longer published, the Program Administrator shall designate by regulations an index that is most comparable to the PMMS index.

26.90.070 Tenant Petition for Downward Adjustment.

A. A tenant petition may be filed under Section 26.90.080 to adjust rent downward based on a loss in rental value attributable to the landlord's failure to maintain a covered rental unit or units in habitable condition. Failure to maintain a covered rental unit in compliance with governing health and safety and building codes, including but not limited to California Civil Code Sections 1941.1 et seq. and California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17920.10, constitutes a rent increase. A tenant petition under this subsection must specify the conditions alleged to constitute the failure to maintain the rental unit or units in habitable condition and describe how the landlord was provided with reasonable notice and opportunity to correct the conditions alleged in the petition.

B. A tenant petition may be filed under Section 26.90.080 to adjust rent downward based on a loss in rental value attributable to a reduction, suspension, or termination of any housing service, a decrease of maintenance, or deterioration of the rental unit. A reduction, suspension, or termination of any housing service, a decrease of maintenance, or deterioration of a covered rental unit beyond ordinary wear and tear, without a corresponding reduction in rent, is considered a rent increase. A tenant petition under this subsection must specify the conditions alleged to constitute the reduction, suspension, or termination of housing service, a decrease of maintenance, or the deterioration of the rental unit and it must describe how the landlord was provided with reasonable notice and opportunity to correct the conditions alleged in the petition.

C. A tenant petition may be filed under Section 26.90.080 to adjust rent downward to its lawful level if a landlord demands or retains rent exceeding the lawful rent permitted by this Chapter. If such a petition is granted, the landlord shall be ordered to return any excessive Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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18 rent charged to the tenant. The hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board may order the landlord to return the excess amount of the overcharged rent to a tenant within 30 days of the issuance of the order or, at the tenant’s request may authorize the tenant to withhold a fraction of the downward-adjusted rent until the tenant has recovered the overcharged rent amount. The withholding fraction and duration shall be determined by the hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board. Further, if the landlord is ordered to repay the excess rent amount within 30 days and fails to do so, the tenant may withhold the excess rent amount from future rent payments in an amount determined by the tenant until the tenant has recovered the overcharged rent amount. During the withholding period, the downward-adjusted rent minus the withholding amount shall be considered the lawful rent to which the landlord is legally entitled.

D. The petition order shall constitute a defense to any unlawful detainer action filed against a tenant withholding rent as authorized under this subsection. However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a tenant from asserting previous overpayments of rent as a defense in an unlawful detainer proceeding.

E. If a tenant vacates the covered rental unit before recovering the full amount of overpayment as determined in the petition order, the landlord must pay the balance of the amount owed within two weeks of the tenant vacating the rental unit.

26.90.080 Petition Procedures.

A. A landlord, tenant, or group of tenants may file petitions with the Program Administrator for adjustments under Sections 26.90.050, 26.90.060, or 26.90.070 as provided in this Section. For purposes of the petition process, the landlord and each tenant of a covered rental unit that is the subject of a petition shall be a "party" to the petition. The Program Administrator may issue regulations regarding procedures and requirements for petitions filed under this Section, subject to approval by or at the direction of the Rent Stabilization Board. Petitions shall be governed by such regulations and by the provisions of this Section. Petitions shall be available in the language that the landlord and tenant used to negotiate the terms of the rental agreement for the tenancy if the rental agreement is in a language other than English.

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19 B. A petition must state the identity and mailing address of the person or persons filing the petition, the covered rental units affected by the petition, the nature of the rental adjustment for which the petition is filed, and a brief statement of the grounds and facts upon which the petition is based. If the petition is filed by a landlord, the petition shall be accompanied by a separate list of the names and mailing addresses, or email addresses if applicable, of the tenants of each of the covered rental units affected by the petition. The separate list will be kept confidential to the extent authorized by law and used by the Program Administrator solely for the purpose of giving notices required by this Section.

C. Within 30 days of filing a petition, the Program Administrator shall notify the petitioner of the acceptance or rejection of the petition based on the completeness of the submission. The Program Administrator shall not assess the merits of the petition and shall only refuse acceptance of a petition that does not include required information or does not comply with the requirements of this Section.

D. Landlords filing petitions shall be responsible for payment of any applicable program fees established by City Council resolution. No landlord petition shall be accepted or processed if the landlord is delinquent on any required fees under this Chapter or Chapter

26.100.

E. A petition may not be accepted or processed if a decision has been made on a prior petition based on the same, or substantially the same grounds, within the previous 180 days.

F. Within 14 days after the acceptance of a petition, the Program Administrator shall provide written notice to the landlord and tenants of the rental units subject to the petition.

The written notice shall inform the parties of the petition process, the right to respond, and the deadline for filing a written response, and it shall include a copy of the completed petition and supportive documents. Any written response submitted by a responding party will be made available to the petitioning party.

G. An impartial hearing officer appointed by the Program Administrator shall conduct a hearing to act upon the petition. The hearing officer has the power to approve, deny, or approve in part and deny in part a petition; to issue orders consistent with this Chapter that Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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20 are necessary or convenient to conduct a fair hearing; to issue orders consistent with this Chapter to implement a decision on the petition; and to exercise any other powers delegated by regulations promulgated by the Program Administrator and approved by the Rent Stabilization Board. The hearing officer has the power to issue subpoenas. The Hearing Officer has no authority to consider the constitutionality of any federal, state or local law or regulation.

H. The Program Administrator shall schedule each petition accepted for a hearing by the hearing officer to be held on a date not more than 60 days from the date the Program Administrator accepts the petition. With the agreement of the parties, the hearing officer may hold the hearing after the 60 days. The Program Administrator will give written notice of the hearing date to all of the parties not less than 20 days before the date of the hearing. The notice will be given to the mailing address or email address provided to the Program Administrator under subsection B of this Section. Mailed notice will be given by first class mail, postage prepaid and will be deemed complete upon mailing. If notice is given by electronic mail, it will be complete on the sending date.

I. All petitions pertaining to covered rental units on the same property will be consolidated for hearing unless the Program Administrator or hearing officer finds good cause not to consolidate the petitions.

J. All parties to a hearing may have assistance in presenting evidence and developing their positions from attorneys, legal workers, or any other person designated by the parties.

K. All parties may participate in the hearing. The Program Administrator may participate in the hearing to provide interpretations of this Chapter.

L. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply to hearings on petitions. The parties may offer any documents, testimony, written declarations, or other evidence that, in the opinion of the hearing officer, is credible and relevant to the petition. The hearing officer may consider the results of inspections of the property in question and the results of any other investigations conducted by or at the request of the hearing officer. Any relevant evidence, including hearsay evidence, may be considered. Evidence that is unduly repetitious, lacking Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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21 credibility, or irrelevant shall be excluded upon order by the hearing officer. The hearing officer may establish time limits for the presentation of evidence and argument. Oral testimony shall be on oath or affirmation. The hearing officer is empowered to administer oaths or affirmations.

M. Any party may appear and offer such documents, testimony, written declarations, or other evidence as may be relevant to the proceeding. The hearing officer may require either party to provide any books of accounts, records, or papers deemed by the hearing officer to be relevant. The hearing officer may request the City to conduct a building inspection if the hearing officer finds good cause to believe the information presented does not reflect the current condition of the covered rental unit or units that are the subject of a petition. All documents required under this Section shall be made available to the parties before the hearing.

N. The petitioner(s) shall have the burden of proof. A petition may not be granted unless supported by a preponderance of the evidence.

O. The hearing officer shall make a determination on the merits of the petition and shall provide a written statement of decision, including findings upon which the determination is based. The hearing officer's decision may be reasonably conditioned in any manner necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. The hearing officer shall deliver the written statement of decision to the Program Administrator not more than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing. The Program Administrator will promptly deliver the decision to the parties by first class mail, postage prepaid. Additionally, the parties to the hearing shall be notified of their right to appeal to the Rent Stabilization Board or to judicial review of the decision under Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

P. The record of the hearing shall include: the petition; any response to the petition; all exhibits, papers, and documents required to be filed or accepted into evidence during the proceedings; a list of participants present; a transcript of the testimony accepted in the proceedings; a statement of all materials officially noticed; all recommended decisions, orders and/or rulings; all final decisions, orders, or rulings; and the reasons for each final Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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22 decision, order, or ruling. All hearings shall be recorded, and the Program Administrator may arrange for a court reporter upon request of a party.

Q. Any party aggrieved by the decisions of the hearing officer may appeal to the Rent Stabilization Board. An appeal to the board shall be filed with the Program Administrator no later than 30 days after mailing of the written statement of decision by the Program Administrator as provided in Section 26.90.090. If no board exists at the time the appeal is filed, the decision of the hearing officer shall be final subject only to judicial review.

R. The decision of the hearing officer shall not be stayed pending appeal; however, in the event that the board on appeal reverses or modifies the decision of the hearing officer, the board shall order the appropriate party to make retroactive payments, as applicable, to restore the parties to the position they would have occupied had the hearing officer's decision been the same as that of the board.

S. The Program Administrator shall give notice of a decision on appeal of the Rent Stabilization Board. The notice will be given in the same manner as the decision of the hearing officer.

T. A final decision of the hearing officer is subject to judicial review only if there is no Rent Stabilization Board appointed at the time the final decision is issued. In such cases, the final decision of the hearing officer is subject to judicial review under Section 1094.5 of the Civil Code and as provided in Chapter 1.30 of this Code, except that judicial review must be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction not later than 30 days after the date notice of the final decision is given.

26.90.090 Rent Stabilization Board.

A. A Rent Stabilization Board to perform the functions designated in this Chapter is established. The board consists of seven members appointed by the City Council. At least four members must be tenants of rental housing in the City. All members must be residents of the City but are not required to be qualified electors. Board members are subject to the requirements of the California Political Reform Act and the Santa Barbara Local Conflict of Interest Code. Board members shall serve for a term of four years or until their respective Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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23 successors are appointed or qualified, except that three of the initially appointed members, including two of the designated tenant members will be appointed for initial terms of two years. The City Council may remove a board member at any time for any reason and a replacement will be appointed to serve the balance of the removed member’s term. The Program Administrator is designated as secretary of the board and will provide appropriate administrative and staff support.

B. The Rent Stabilization Board has the following powers and duties:

1. Hold regular meetings as established by resolution of the board, and hold special meetings as scheduled by the Program Administrator.

2. Conduct hearings, adopt regulations consistent with this Chapter for implementation and administration of petitions, and make recommendations to the Program Administrator or City Council regarding the rent stabilization program or this Chapter. The board, in consultation with the City Attorney, may establish procedures for the conduct of appeal hearings.

3. Select a chair and vice chair. The chair and vice chair shall be selected every two years and may serve successive terms. The chair and vice chair serve at the pleasure of the board.

4. Establish procedures for hearings on petitions.

5. Make such studies, surveys, and investigations, conduct such hearings, and obtain such information as is necessary to carry out its powers and duties.

6. Perform other duties as are designated by this Chapter or by resolution or motion of the City Council.

C. All business of the Rent Stabilization Board shall be conducted at meetings held according to the Ralph M. Brown Act and City Council policy. The board shall not create temporary or standing committees. Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A decision to grant or deny a petition requires the affirmative vote Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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24 of four board members. All other actions of the board require approval by a majority of a quorum at a meeting.

D. Any party aggrieved by the decisions of the hearing officer may appeal to the Rent Stabilization Board in accordance with Section 26.90.80. An appeal to the board shall be filed with the Program Administrator no later than 30 days after the Program Administrator mails the written statement of decision of the hearing officer. The board shall consider the appeal within 30 days after it is filed and render a decision on the appeal within 30 days after the appellate hearing. On appeal, the board shall affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the hearing officer. Board review of the hearing officer's decision shall be based on the hearing record without holding a new hearing, unless the Board elects to conduct a de novo hearing.

The board may consider additional evidence for good cause, including evidence which did not exist at the time of the hearing by the hearing officer, or which could not be discovered by the party offering it using due diligence. If no board exists when the appeal is filed, the decision of the hearing officer shall be final subject only to judicial review.

E. A final decision of the Rent Stabilization Board is subject to judicial review as provided in Chapter 1.30 of this Code, except that judicial review must commence in a court of competent jurisdiction not later than 30 days after notice of the final decision.is given. The decision of the board shall take effect immediately, or on such other date as stated in the decision. A decision shall not be stayed pending judicial review except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

26.90.100 Capital Improvement Plans.

A. Capital improvement plan means a detailed proposal submitted to the Program Administrator by a landlord to proceed with one or more capital Improvements when either or both of the following conditions apply:

1. The landlord intends to file a petition under Section 26.90.060; or

2. The capital improvement will result in the temporary relocation or eviction of a tenant.

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25 B. A landlord may not apply for a capital improvement plan with respect to the same rental units or property more frequently than once every 24 months except for capital improvements the Program Administrator determines are made necessary by:

1. A fire, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster;

2. An event beyond the control of the landlord and the landlord did not cause or contribute to the condition that requires the capital improvement; or

3. A health or safety condition that did not exist when the landlord filed the prior application for a capital improvement plan and that condition has caused or resulted in an order from a governmental agency or a court of competent jurisdiction to vacate the rental unit, provided that the health or safety condition was not caused by the landlords failure to undertake ordinary maintenance and repairs.

C. A Landlord who has applied to the Program Administrator for a capital improvement plan shall:

1. Provide to the Program Administrator documentation of the estimated cost of the capital improvements, a complete description of the proposed capital improvements, the proposed construction schedule, rental units and names of the tenants of each unit affected by the application, proof of notification of tenants as required by paragraph 2 of this subsection.

2. Notify each tenant in writing that the landlord has applied for a capital improvement plan and whether, as part of that application, the landlord is requesting the tenant’s tenancy be temporarily interrupted or whether a no-fault just cause eviction for substantial remodel will be required in connection with the capital improvement.

D. If implementation of the capital improvement plan will result in eviction of a tenant due to a substantial remodel as defined in Chapter 26.50 of this Code, the landlord must comply with that Chapter before commencement of the capital improvements. If implementation of the capital improvement plan will not result in eviction of a tenant under Chapter 26.50, but will result in displacement of a tenant from a rental unit for fewer than Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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26 thirty days, the capital improvement plan must demonstrate how the landlord will comply with the following requirements:

1. The tenant shall be immediately entitled to short-term relocation payments from the landlord as set out in Subsection 26.90.130(G)(3). The tenant may choose not to receive short-term relocation payments. If the tenant receives short-term relocation payments, the tenant remains obligated to pay to the landlord the lawful rent in effect when the tenant vacates. If the tenant chooses not to receive short-term relocation payments, the tenant shall not be obligated to pay any rent until the tenant reoccupies the rental unit.

2. Should a tenant be displaced for a greater time than stated in the landlord’s written notice to the tenant, the landlord shall pay additional short-term relocation expenses for each additional day of displacement, to be paid weekly in advance.

3. The landlord shall pay the tenant the following for each day of displacement:
a. Hotel or motel accommodations: $150.00 per household; b. Meal expenses: $30.00 per occupant.

The dollar amounts specified in this Subsection shall adjust annually at the rate of increase in the consumer price index. The Program Administrator shall publish the new short-term relocation payment amounts each year.

4. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a tenant from seeking a reasonable accommodation for disability from a landlord or impact a tenant’s legal right to disability accommodations during renovations.

5. The capital improvement plan may allow for the temporary disruption of major systems during the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, without requiring the relocation of tenants.

6. A capital improvement plan may not be approved if it would allow tenants to be exposed at any time to toxic or hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, leadbased paint and asbestos.

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27 E. The Program Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a proposed capital improvement plan within 15 days of the submission of a complete application. The Program Administrator shall provide landlords with written statement of deficiencies when a capital improvement plan is determined to be inadequate. A landlord may submit an amended plan to correct deficiencies.

F. Once the Program Administrator has approved a landlord’s proposed capital improvement plan, the landlord must provide affected tenants a copy of the approved capital improvement plan along with a notice, as provided by the Program Administrator, of the tenant’s right to appeal the capital improvement plan pursuant to Subsection H.

G. Landlords and tenants may appeal the Program Administrator’s determination regarding a capital improvement plan. The appeal shall be made in writing, upon appropriate forms provided by the Program Administrator, and shall specify the grounds for appeal, such as the plan being overly disruptive or that a temporary relocation should or should not be provided. The appeal shall be filed within 15 days of the service of the Program Administrator's determination. A hearing officer shall hear the appeal within 30 days of the filing of the appeal according to Section 26.90.080. The hearing officer shall issue a written decision within 15 days of the hearing, with a copy of the decision served on the landlord and the tenants by first class mail, postage prepaid, or in person. Tenants may raise on appeal that job or childcare schedules or other unavoidable hardship require relocation or other mitigation measures beyond those proposed by the landlord, in addition to the other requirements of this Section.

H. A capital improvement plan submitted as a prerequisite to the filing of a petition under Section 26.90.060 shall not be approved or conditionally approved unless the proposed improvements are reasonable, for the benefit of the tenants, and are of the type listed in Section 26.90.060 B.

I. The Program Administrator may issue regulations consistent with this Section regarding procedures and requirements for capital improvement plans, subject to approval by or at the direction of the Rent Stabilization Board.

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28 26.90.110 Notices.

A. In addition to any other notice required to be given by law, including this Chapter, and concurrently with the offer of a lease required under Section 26.40.010 of this Code, a landlord shall provide to a prospective tenant of a covered rental unit all of the following:

1. A written notice that the rental unit is subject to this Chapter.

2. A current copy of this Chapter.

3. A current copy of any City regulations promulgated to implement this Chapter.

4. A current copy of any brochure the Program Administrator issues to explain this Chapter.

B. A landlord may satisfy the requirements of Subsection A by providing to a prospective tenant a hard copy of the materials set forth in subsection A or if a prospective tenant has internet access and consents in writing, by providing the prospective tenant with a link to the required information on a website established by the Program Administrator. A landlord shall document that the prospective tenant has been informed of the choices and of what choice the prospective tenant made including, where applicable, the prospective tenant's written consent to receive the materials online.

C. A landlord must retain proof of compliance with the notice requirements of this Section and Section 26.90.010 B (when applicable) for each covered unit and file a copy of the proof of compliance with the Program Administrator within three days of a written demand.

D. The term “prospective tenant” as used in Subsections A and B of this Section means any person entitled to the offer of a lease under Section 26.40.010, including an existing tenant.

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29 such other language as landlord knows or reasonably should know the at the tenant understands.

26.90.120 Remedies; Enforcement.

A. The violation of any provision of this Chapter is a punishable offense as provided in Chapter 1.28 of this Code.

B. The City Attorney is authorized to enforce this Chapter through civil or criminal action. The City Attorney is further authorized to bring actions for injunctive relief on behalf of the City. The City Attorney shall seek recovery of costs, expenses, and attorney's fees as allowed by law.

C. Any aggrieved person may bring a civil action for damages for any violation of this Chapter or the final orders and decisions of a hearing officer or Rent Stabilization Board. The burden of proof in such cases shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.

D. A court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin any person who commits an act, proposes to commit an act, or engages in any pattern and practice that violates this Chapter.

An injunction action under this Section may be sought by any aggrieved person, including the City.

E. A landlord's failure to comply with any requirement of this Chapter may be asserted as a complete affirmative defense in an unlawful detainer or any other action brought by the landlord to recover rent or possession of a covered rental unit. Additionally, any attempt to recover possession of a covered rental unit in violation of this Chapter shall render the landlord liable to the tenant for damages in a civil action for wrongful eviction. The prevailing party in an action for wrongful eviction shall recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

F. The remedies provided in this Chapter are not exclusive, and nothing in this Section shall preclude any person from seeking any other remedies, penalties or procedures provided by law.

26.90.130 Hearing Officers
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30 A. The City Administrator may retain hearing officers to conduct hearings under this Chapter using any or all of the following methods:

1. Hiring as a City employee.

2. Contracting with an active or retired attorneys, retired judges, or other judicial officers on an ad hoc basis for one or more matters or cases.

3. Contracting with a business entity that provides dispute resolution services B. A hearing officer, who is not a City employee, shall be an independent contractor. To avoid conflicts of interest, including the appearance of conflicts, a hearing officer shall provide no services to the City other than those of a hearing officer.

C. The City Administrator is authorized to execute service agreements as necessary to implement this Section and subject to approval of the form of the contract by the City Attorney. Hearing officers, except volunteer panel members, shall be compensated for their services on an hourly or flat rate basis, and all hearing officers will be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, without regard to the outcome of any decision.

D. An employee appointed as a hearing officer shall not have a term of office but shall serve as an at-will employee of the City. An attorney contracted for an individual matter shall not have a term of office but shall serve as an independent contractor.

E. The appointment, selection, employment, continued employment, performance evaluation, compensation, and benefits of a hearing officer shall not be directly or indirectly conditioned upon the outcome of hearings conducted under this Chapter. [End New Language]
Section 2.

Title 26 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code is amended by adding Chapter 26.100 which reads as follows:
[New Language]CHAPTER 26.100 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRY

26.100.010 Rental Registry.

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31 A. The Program Administrator shall create a rental registry in a format determined by the Program Administrator. The Program Administrator shall make registration or registration forms available to landlords through the Rent Stabilization Program website.

B. All residential rental units in the City shall be registered except rental units that are within an owner-occupied dwelling where the owner and tenants share common facilities such as kitchens or bathrooms.

C. Landlords shall register rental units as follows:

1. An initial registration form for each covered rental unit must be completed by the later of April 1, 2027, or within 30 days after the Program Administrator has made the registration form available.

2. An initial registration form for each rental unit that is not a covered rental unit under this Chapter must be completed by the later of October 1, 2027, or within 30 days after the Program Administrator has made the registration form available.

3. The Program Administrator shall establish by regulations or administrative procedures, annual registration deadlines, renewal procedures, and related administrative requirements. Landlords must register units according to the deadlines, procedures, and requirements established by the Program Administrator.

4. The landlord must pay the rental registry fee for each rental unit concurrently with the filing of the registration form and with each annual registration renewal. A registration form is not complete unless the rental registry fee for each covered unit is paid.

5. A landlord may submit a single form for all rental units on a property provided that the form contains all the required information for each unit and the rental registry fee for each covered unit is paid.

D. A new landlord must file an amendment to the registration or exemption form for each rental unit on a property within 30 days of an ownership change.

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32 1. The amendment form must be accompanied by a copy of a written notification form prescribed by the Program Administrator and sent from the landlord to all tenants of each rental unit on an affected property;

2. The form should advise the tenants of the change in ownership and contain the name, address and contact information of the new landlord and of the new landlord's property manager or representative, if any.

3. The amendment form must also be accompanied by a declaration that the written notification was provided to tenants.

4. A landlord must also file a registration amendment within 30 days of a change of the property management or authorized agent or if the landlord’s or authorized agent’s address changes.

E. A landlord shall amend a registration for a rental unit with the City within 30 days after a rental unit is re-rented after a vacancy.

F. Rental registration shall completely and accurately provide the following information for each rental unit as of the filing date:

1. Address of each rental unit including identifying number or letter.

2. Number of bedrooms and bathrooms.

3. Name, current address, and contact information of landlord, authorized representatives and property managers.

4. Date of the landlord’s assumption of ownership.

5. Current rent.

6. Date and amount of last rent increase.

7. Move-in date of current tenant(s).

8. The number of tenants in a unit, provided however, that personal information regarding any tenant or occupant shall not be required or provided.

9. Whether the rental unit is exempt from the requirements of Chapter 26.90.

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33 10. Additional information the Program Administrator may specify by regulation or administrative procedure.

G. All rental registration and exemption forms must include the landlord’s declaration under penalty of perjury that the information provided is true and correct.

H. Commencing January 1, 2028:

1. The City may commence enforcement against any landlord who fails to register a rental unit.

2. No landlord shall advertise for rent, demand or accept rent for a rental unit, or evict any tenant from a rental unit, if an accurate rental registration or exemption for that unit has not been completed or amended as required by this Section.

3. No rental adjustment under Section 26.90.040 no rental increase under Section 26.90.050 or 26.90.060, and no petition for a rent increase under Section 26.90.080 may take effect or be filed unless the landlord has complied with the registration requirements of this Section.

4. No landlord may commence a no-fault just cause eviction under Chapter 26.50 unless the landlord has complied with the registration requirements of this Section.

26.100.020 Rental Registry Fee.

A. A rental registry fee shall be paid by a landlord for each rental unit to fund the City's cost to administer and enforce this Chapter. The rental registry fee for each rental unit subject to Chapter 26.90 shall also include an amount to fund the City’s cost to implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce the provisions of Chapter 26.90.

B. The amount of the rental registry fee shall be determined by resolution of the City Council adopted from time-to-time. Fees proceeds shall not exceed the amount the City Council determines to be necessary to administer and enforce this Chapter, plus an amount necessary to administer and enforce Chapter 26.90 for units subject to that Chapter. Revenue generated from fees shall not be used for any purpose other than costs of administration and enforcement of this Chapter, and Chapter 26.90 for units subject to that Chapter.

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34 C. Late charges and penalties as determined from time-to-time by City Council resolution will be collected from landlords who fails to timely file a registration form or an amendment to a registration form when required by this Chapter. Any required but unpaid rental registry fees, late charges, or penalties imposed under this Section shall be deemed a debt to the City.

D. After timely payment of the rental registry fee, but not a late charge or penalty, the landlord may pass through up to 50% of the fee for a rental unit to the tenant of the applicable rental unit, to be paid by the tenant in 12 equal monthly installments. If a portion of the fee is pass-through to tenants, the amount must be separately itemized and shall not be considered part of the rent in calculating any rent Increase. Any pass-through unpaid by a tenant upon termination of a tenancy shall not assessed to the tenant. No portion of the registration fee may be passed through to tenants who reside in housing restricted by a deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or by any other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or by an agreement that provides housing subsidies for affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code or comparable federal statutes.

26.100.030 Definitions.

The definitions in Section 26.90.020 of this Code apply to this Chapter. [End New Language] Section 3.

If any Section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter or any part hereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter. The City Council declares that it would have passed each Section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more Sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared Council Introduction Draft Showing Changes From
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35 unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable and, to that end, the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

Section 4.

The City Council finds that, on the basis of the whole record and by exercising its independent judgment, this Ordinance is not subject to environmental review pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act Sections 15060(c)(3) pertaining to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change to the environment and Section 15061 (b)(3) because this Ordinance has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment directly or indirectly as it merely regulates existing physical development.
1 Resolution No.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
BARBARA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2026-057, ADOPTING
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, TO APPROVE AN
ALLOCATION OF $500,000 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027

EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE MEASURE I FLEXIBLE

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS FUND TO SUPPORT THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESIDENTIAL RENT STABILIZATION
PROGRAM AND RENTAL REGISTRY.

WHEREAS, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Administrator filed with the Council a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026; WHEREAS, the City Council is required to adopt a budget before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2026;
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. 2026-057, 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:

1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1205 of the City Charter, the budget for the fiscal year 2027, as adopted by Resolution 2026-057, is hereby admended as follows:

2. The Council approves of the expenditure appropriation of $45,500 in Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Funds to amend the Agreement with RSG, Inc. to expand the Scope of Services to include additional deliverables specific to program administration;

3. The Council approves of the expenditure appropriation of $25,000 in Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Funds to support an Agreement with NSB to faciliate a Fee Study in support of a Residential Rent Stabilization Program; and 2 4. The Council approves of the expenditure appropriation of $429, 500 in Measure I Flexible Housing and Homelessness Funds to support the Implementation of a Residential Rent Stabilization Program and Rental Registry.

Santa Barbara City CouncilSeptember 22, 2026

Santa Barbara City Council
September 22, 2026