Report of Emergency Response Actions from 2025-2026 Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions
Summary
SCH Number
2026040719
Public Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Report of Emergency Response Actions from 2025-2026 Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/15/2026
Document Description
Report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency response operations and actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050. The project consists of two requests of the Board of Supervisors to 1) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. l 9*327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal following the recent sto1m events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids. 2) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated: Disaster response and recovery processes are actively in progress. The timeframe of these operations are direct result of the extent and severity of damage. Multi-jurisdictional collaboration is required at some damage sites, and staffs attention to federal and state procedures and guidelines for threatened and endangered species is mandatory. Environmental staff has initiated federal and state emergency notifications to the respective regulatory agencies. Public Works is planning to continue emergency operations with expedited environmental resource protection, procurement to ensure public safety and access to roadways and prevent further exacerbation of vulnerable locations across the county. This exemption considers all further administrative activities for this project such as Award of Contracts and the Statement of Final Quantities.
Contact Information
Name
Morgan Jones
Agency Name
County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department
Job Title
Environmental Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Santa Barbara County
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Multiple locations
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15269(d)
Reasons for Exemption
Projects undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway damaged by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslide, provided that the project is initiated within one year of the damage occurring. This exemption does not apply to highways designated as official state scenic highways, nor any project undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to expand or widen a highway damaged by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslide.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(c) Existing Facilities Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
This consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination.
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
Emergency response efforts and actions were essential to minimize and prevent risks to lives and property caused by recent storms.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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