Memorandum of Understanding and Mosquito Management Plan to provide mosquito management services to Santa Barbara Airport for fiscal year 2025-2026

2025100243

Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County (MVMDSBC)

NOE - Notice of Exemption

10/7/2025

10/7/2025

Brian Cabrera

Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County

General Manager

Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project

2450 Lillie Ave.
Summerland , CA 93067

(805) 969-5050

bcabrera@mvmdistrict.org

34°25'34.1"N 119°50'31"W

Hollister Ave. and Henry T. Yand Dr.

93117

Santa Barbara Airport

Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve; Tecolotito Creek; Pacific Ocean

Ministerial

Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268

See Attachment A to NOE (ministerial actions as required actions under the California Health and Safety Code Sections 2000-2093)

Emergency Project

Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)

See Attachment A to NOE (evidence of public nuisance which triggers Mosquito and Vector district action to prevent public health and safety issues and nuisances under California Health and Safety Code Sections 2002(j)(1)-(3), 2040-41, 2060).

Categorical Exemption

Sections 15304, 15306, 15307, 15308 and 15309

See Attachment A to NOE Class 4-The District’s activities may include disturbance of minor vegetation or sediment in creeks and other natural channels, agricultural irrigation and drainage ditches, other ditches and flood control channels, storm water retention basins, waste water ponds, spreading grounds, and other environments to assist in preventing the breeding of mosquitoes. Class 6 - The District’s activities consist of surveying specific areas to collect data on mosquito populations and vector-borne diseases, and will not result in a serious or major disturbance to any environmental resource. Class 7 - The District’s activities fall within this exemption because it involves detailed procedures for the protection of the environment by controlling mosquito populations and vector-borne diseases that impact the wildlife in the area. Class 8 - The District’s activities fall within this exemption because it involves detailed procedures for the protection of the environment by controlling mosquito populations and vector-borne diseases that impact the wildlife in the area. Class 9 - The District’s activities fall within this exemption because it involves inspections for the presence of vectors at the Santa Barbara Airport, and other activities to determine the efficacy of specific control operations. Although the MOU includes activities within a marine protected area (“MPA”), the location exception under CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2(a) does not bar reliance on the categorical exemptions cited. The proposed activities are routine, limited in scope, and specifically designed to avoid impacts on sensitive habitats. Moreover, the District has incorporated protective measures to ensure environmental resources are not adversely affected. Staff further finds that no other exceptions to categorical exemptions apply under CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2. The activities will not result in cumulative impacts, involve unusual circumstances, affect scenic highways, be conducted on a hazardous waste site, or impact historical resources. In addition, the statutory exemptions cited above independently apply, given that the activities address urgent public health and safety concerns associated with vector-borne disease during the rainy season.