Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors: Closed Session Agenda

Original title: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Significant exposure to civil litigation: 2 cases, based on these “facts and circumstances:” G&K Produce, LLC and K&G Flowers, LLC have stated that they intend to file a writ challenging the County of Santa Barbara’s denial of their request for an extension of the March 2026 deadline for required updates to odor abatement plans and implementation of multi-technology carbon filtration or equivalent, for cannabis odor control at existing indoor cannabis operations. The Santa Barbara County Fire Fighters, Inc., Local 2046 claims that the County has not correctly calculated the regular rate of pay for its members in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Lesley Torgeson v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 24CV05608. Jana Zimmer v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 24CV00199. Sable Offshore Corp., et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Case Number 2:25cv04165. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association; Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association; Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Managers Association; and Santa Barbara County Fire Fighters, Inc., Local 2046. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.