Next APCD Board of Directors Meeting – October 15, 2026

Clerk of the Board of Directors
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara. CA 93110
(805) 979-8282

The next meeting date is listed below; the agenda will be posted at least 72 hours prior to each meeting. Attachments are provided as PDFs. Agenda packages can also be viewed at the APCD office during regular business hours. Members of the public may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed during the public comment period following the administrative agenda. The times shown for the duration of agenda items are estimates. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the Board Clerk to all or a majority of the members of the APCD Board less than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the APCD office or website. Additional information can be found at District Board of Directors webpage.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact the APCD at least three working days prior to the scheduled meeting.

Past Board actions with recent staff documents can be viewed at APCD Board Actions.

NEXT MEETING:
Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors Meeting
October 15, 2026
1:00 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
County Administration Building
105 East Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA

You may observe the live stream of the APCD Board meetings in the following ways:

Televised on the County of Santa Barbara Television (CSBTV) local cable channel 20;
Online at: http://sbcounty.granicus.com/player/camera/4?publish_id=35&redirect=true
YouTube at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20>; and,
Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84751743330?pwd=323OIklgUyniIZfAv8t7BlOKqw993B.1 (opens in a new tab)
Password: 400446

Persons may address the Board of Directors on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed during the public comment period. Comments timely received on an agenda item will be placed into the record and distributed accordingly. If you wish or anticipate a desire to speak during the APCD Board of Directors Meeting, the following methods are available:

In-Person Santa Barbara Location. County Administrative Building, Board Hearing Room, Four Floor, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Members of the public may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda by completing and delivering a speaker slip to the Clerk before the item is considered.
In-Person Remote Testimony Santa Maria Location. Betteravia Government Center, Board Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA. Members of the public may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda by using the remote video testimony system located at the Betteravia Government Center Hearing Room in Santa Maria.
By Zoom. Individuals wishing to view and provide public comment during the Board meeting through the Zoom application may join by clicking this link at the appointed time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84751743330?pwd=323OIklgUyniIZfAv8t7BlOKqw993B.1 (opens in a new tab)
Password: 400446

Members of the public wishing to be called on for public comment should click on the “Raise Hand” button on Zoom or, if participating via dial-in telephone, press *9 to raise your hand and *6 to unmute when the item you wish to speak on has begun. When the Chair calls for public comment, the Clerk will announce you and will request you unmute your microphone. Comments from the public are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. The public will not be able to share their video or screen.

Telephone. Individuals wishing to give public comment via phone are asked to call the number below at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting at 12:50 pm.

Dial-In: +1 (408) 638-0968 or +1 (669) 900-6833
Webinar ID: 847 5174 3300
Passcode: 400446

Distribution to the Board. Submit comments no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 via email to [email protected], or mail to APCD Clerk of the Board at 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A, Santa Barbara, to the Clerk CA 93110. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

A. Call to Order – Roll Call

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Closed Session

Following closed session, Counsel will report, orally, or in writing, any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention thereon, as required by Government Code §54957.1(a). Documents that are finally approved or adopted in the closed session will be provided upon request as required by Government Code §54957.1(b).

C-1) Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Gov. Code §54956.9)

Deciding whether to initial civil litigation: two cases.

C-2) Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code §54957(b)(1).)

Title: Air Pollution Control Officer.

C-3) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code §54957.6(a).)

Unrepresented Employee: Air Pollution Control Officer

Agency-designated Representatives: Steve Lavagnino, Board

Chair and Jennifer Richardson, District Counsel.

D. Approval of Minutes (opens in a new tab)

Approve minutes of the August 20, 2026 meeting.

E. Administrative Items

Approved by vote on one motion. These items read only on request of Board members.

E-1) Update on Public Outreach Activities (opens in a new tab)

Receive and file an update on District outreach activities.

E-2) District Grant and Incentives Program Activity (opens in a new tab)

Receive and file the following grant program related activity:

1. 1. An update on the Heat Clean Program for woodsmoke reduction projects from the start of the program of May 8, 2025, through September 30, 2026;

1. 1. An update on the Old Car Buy Back Program for vehicles retired during the period of July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026;

1. 1. Status report for the 2022-2026 Clean Air Grant Programs; fund allocations and expenditures; and

1. 1. Summary of the 2025 Clean Air Grants Program emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of May 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026; in accordance with Board Resolution Number 20-13.

E-3) Notice of Violation Report (opens in a new tab)

Receive and file the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of August and September 2026.

E-4) Minutes of the July 8, 2024 Special Meeting of the Community Advisory Council (opens in a new tab)

Receive and file minutes of the July 8, 2024 Special meeting of the Community Advisory Council.

E-5) Amend the Charter and By-Laws of the Air Pollution Control District Community Advisory Council to Authorize Alternative Teleconferencing (opens in a new tab)

Adopt a resolution amending the Charter and By-Laws of the Air Pollution Control District Community Advisory Council to authorize the Council to conduct meetings using “alternative” teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.8.

E-6) Special District Risk Management Authority Health Benefits Plan Update (opens in a new tab)

Consider recommendations as follows:

1. 1. Adopt a new Resolution authorizing the District’s continued participation in the Special District Risk Management Authority’s (SDRMA) health benefit program, thereby superseding Resolution No. 19-15; and

1. 1. Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Understanding relating to the SDRMA’s health benefits program.

E-7) District Board Meeting Schedule for Year 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Approve the District Board of Director’s regular meeting schedule for 2027.

E-8) Approval of Second Amendment to Contract for Bankruptcy Legal Services (opens in a new tab)

Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Rimôn, P.C. to extend the term from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2028.

E-9) District Records Retention Policies and Procedures (opens in a new tab)

Adopt a Resolution to adopt revisions to the District’s Records Retentions Policies and Procedures.

E-10) Adoption of Revised Capital Asset Capitalization Policy (opens in a new tab)

Adopt the revised Capital Asset Capitalization Policy as follows:

1. 1. Increase the District’s capitalization threshold for capital assets from $5,000 to $10,000, applied uniformly across all capital asset classes; and

1. 1. Adopt the revised capitalization threshold language for inclusion in the District’s Internal Control Narrative, effective retroactively to July 1, 2026, the start of Fiscal Year 2026-27.

F. Director’s Report (EST. TIME: 10 Min.)

Receive brief oral report by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Report to include items such as: Achievements of District staff, upcoming events of interest to the Board of Directors and the public, general status of District programs, state and federal activities and legislation, updates on air quality, updates from the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA). There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.

G. Public Comment Period

The Public Comment Period is reserved for persons desiring to address the APCD Board on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Board that is not included as part of the agenda. Comments shall be limited to fifteen minutes, divided among those desiring to speak, but no person shall speak longer than three minutes.

H. Discussion Items

H-1) Adoption of the 2026 Ozone Plan (opens in a new tab) (EST. TIME: 20 Min.)

Consider recommendations as follows:

1. Hold a public hearing to receive public testimony on the 2026 Ozone Plan and the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan; and

1. Adopt a Resolution which includes the following action items:

a. Find that, prior to approving the 2026 Ozone Plan, Board members have reviewed and considered the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan with the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan;

b. Adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, including that subsequent environmental review is not required because none of the conditions in CEQA Guidelines §15162 have occurred;

c. Adopt the 2026 Ozone Plan; and

d. Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to transmit the 2026 Ozone Plan to the California Air Resources Board and do all other acts necessary and proper to obtain approval of the 2026 Ozone Plan.

I. Announcements

This meeting will be rebroadcast on Sunday October 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20.

J. Adjourn

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Board is adjourned.