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Santa Bárbara council approves consent items including utility easement and budget allocations
Summary
The council approved multiple consent items including an ordinance to authorize a public-utility easement to Soutan/California Edison at 51 Crestrespie Ulane and budget allocations for workforce navigation and flexible housing funds, advancing several staff recommendations without separate debate.
The Santa Bárbara City Council approved its consent calendar, including an ordinance authorizing a public-utility easement in favor of Soutan, California Edison for property at 51 Crestrespie Ulane and budget adjustments to support workforce navigation and housing programs.
Staff introduced Item 1, an ordinance presented by the council to formalize and authorize an easement and a related maintenance agreement for the property at 51 Crestrespie Ulane. The consent calendar also included a fiscal-year 2026 budget allocation to support operations at the Workforce Navigation Day Center and an increase to the Flexible Housing Fund and homeless services allocations to fund a provider agreement.
Councilmembers moved and seconded approval of the listed consent items. The council called for a vote and the motion was approved as presented. The recorded roll and procedural handling were handled by the city clerk at the start of the meeting.
The actions resolved routine administrative approvals recommended by staff; no separate amendments or formal debates were recorded on these items. Councilmembers reserved other items for later separate vote when requested.
The council then proceeded with the published agenda.
