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The staff recommendation described the proposed CHFA issuance as an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $180,000,000, a portion of which — not to exceed $5,000,000 — would be used to finance construction, renovation, remodeling or equipping of facilities owned or operated by Covenant Living Communities and Services (formerly Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.), including Covenant Living at the Samarkand in Santa Barbara.

The mayor opened the public hearing on the item; no members of the public spoke. The city attorney advised that no separate vote on the TEFRA hearing itself was required in addition to the consent calendar action. Council approved the consent calendar and the related resolution unanimously with Councilmember Megan Harmon absent.

The council record did not include further discussion of bond terms, underwriting, or city fiscal exposure; the item was handled as a consent matter at this meeting.

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\"The item before you is the disestablishment of the Downtown And Old Town Business Improvement District,\" Bodette said, explaining that services traditionally funded by the two older BIDs — marketing and promotional activities such as First Thursday’s Art Walk and holiday decor — would be provided instead by a new, larger downtown community BID formed in June 2024. Bodette said the existing districts overlap geographically with the new district and that businesses were notified and a resolution of intent had been adopted at the prior meeting.

Robin Elander, director of the downtown organization, praised the transition and said the new Community Benefit Improvement District (CBID) will provide \"new and improved services,\" including maintenance, security and branding, and will transfer assets from the older organization. She said more than 90 business members met the same morning to vote to dissolve the existing downtown organization and transition assets into the new organization.

Councilmember Jordan moved the staff recommendation; Councilmember Friedman seconded. The motion to approve staff recommendations carried unanimously with Councilmember Megan Harmon absent.

Bodette described the downtown BID geography as running roughly from Mitchell Turner to Ortega, with the smaller Old Town district running from Old Town to Gutierrez. He said the districts have operated under the Parking Business Improvement Law of 1989 and that the code repeal would remove the older BID language while the parking improvement district provisions remain where applicable.

Council members and downtown stakeholders offered public gratitude to Robin Elander for her service; no substantive amendments were offered to the staff recommendation during the meeting.

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\"We want repairs, not evictions,\" Tynckoff read on behalf of the tenants, who said they are withholding rent until conditions at the building improve or the city takes action against the landlords. The tenants said the property was sold in September 2023 to 215 Bath LLC, listed in the statement with principals James P. Knapp, Austin Herlihy and Chris Parker.

The statement accused the owners and property managers of ongoing harassment and of delaying repairs while pursuing eviction actions. \"We have offered to give the landlords access and let them start repairs, but they have decided to evict us instead,\" the tenants said in the statement read by Tynckoff. The tenants asked the city to dismiss unlawful detainer complaints and to require electrical and other repairs necessary to bring the property up to code.

Tynckoff said the original group now numbers 14 remaining tenants and that they had organized as a tenant association. He said the city is already taking legal action against the property managers but urged additional local policy measures to protect tenants, including a suggestion to cap rent increases following evictions.

No council motion or formal action followed the public comment. The statement and the tenants' demands were presented to council as public testimony for the record.","A tenant association at 215 Bath Street declared a rent strike on Feb. 1 and asked the city to force repairs and dismiss unlawful detainer actions; the statement was read to the council by a representative of the Santa Barbara Tenants Union during public comment on Feb. 11.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667256,"Eucalyptus Hill residents petition Santa Barbara council for speed humps, offer to fund radar signs",951,549000,1500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2264500-5fc3c6ea1d13f5c61ca813f8dabfcf2a&start=549&end=1500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2264500-5fc3c6ea1d13f5c61ca813f8dabfcf2a/thumbnail_549000.jpg","/articles/6667256/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Eucalyptus-Hill-residents-petition-Santa-Barbara-council-for-speed-humps-offer-to-fund-radar-signs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667256-70623bc58e765eb7baec31e7e45872c4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192513&Signature=U9LGvhxy465GzVIpnpNW18dtcrF44xq98JQVF8HhfJy2uCRct6pSwNOBIVsL~aYHgQzmmttKQMPEfAY82a10JimC8T-DHM2Wd-Xwd0rAov4uHFsvZNY5WqUkhJL09gYhlkLn72zpRR1Pgwz8KHdb25gV82Qz7Y19jQMwze-y3xlchsAyqRoup0YUdFIgGH-w19q0JBp-oltshMomRxzN7MZKya8zczAoq5Li0-Ko0lO1H6Pj~9UZgIf96SCRubBExWc22Jmd6OcPoA8PPET8cV3NthGGp8~qRBF93hMp2g1qe84PoTUs~n0cXIsz13NIeWg3s9VPzbLjv7tNRADrTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sue Burke, president of the Eucalyptus Hill Improvement Association, told the Santa Barbara City Council on Feb. 11 that neighbors have collected more than 130 signatures asking the city to install speed humps on Allston Road to address persistent speeding.

\"We have gathered over 130 signatures from our distressed neighbors,\" Burke said, summarizing a multi‑decade neighborhood effort to slow traffic. She told council the association had offered to purchase and maintain radar speed signs, but said city staff told them that because the signs would be on city property, the city would have to assume maintenance and had no funds.

Other residents described recurring near misses, collisions and general fear on the two‑lane stretch. \"I live on Alston Road, and we really kinda call it Alston Speedway,\" said Tom Schleck, describing drivers accelerating on a straightaway near a blind curve. Lloyd Beardsmore, a current board member of the Eucalyptus Hill Improvement Association, said he had repeatedly pursued help from county and city staffers and was told the city is \"severely understaffed.\" Several speakers recounted crashes: one neighbor’s dog was killed and another’s car was totaled, according to Burke.

Residents said they had spoken with multiple city officials. Burke said the city administrator, Kelly McAdoo, offered to meet with the neighborhood; she said public works staffer Derek Bailey and Police Chief Kelly Gordon had previously directed them to other agencies. Speakers said the police department can only provide limited enforcement because the department has one motorcycle officer for the whole city and said staffing limits constrain patrols.

Residents urged council to seek a practical option such as speed humps, or to allow a partnership or memorandum of understanding with the county so the neighborhood could install and maintain a radar sign. \"We offered to pay for all of this,\" Burke said. \"We were still turned down,\" Lloyd Beardsmore said, describing repeated attempts since 2022 to secure a digital speed sign and a short maintenance agreement.

Mayor and council did not take formal action on the request during the Feb. 11 meeting; the mayor invited the city administrator to meet with neighborhood representatives outside the meeting to continue discussions.

The petitioners asked the council to prioritize near‑term, low‑cost traffic‑calming measures, citing repeated close calls and safety risks for pedestrians and older residents on the road.

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