Environment: Mar-17
Grant an application for construction of Santa Paula Branch line bicycle trail between Ventura and Santa Paula. (Bennett, Parks, Huber, Zaragoza - Yes)
Environment: Jun-16
Approve Cloud Nine development at Camarillo airport finding "no evidence the project will have a significant effect on the environment". (Parks- No)
Environment: Sep-01
Appoint CEO as Administrator for the Climate Emergency Council (Bennett, Parks, Huber, Zaragoza - Yes)
Oil & Gas: Sep-22
Schedule a hearing to consider granting a conditional use permit subject to final revised environment impact report for continued oil well use and expansion permit in District 1 (Bennett, Parks, Huber, Zaragoza - Yes).
Oil & Gas: Sep-01
Study modifying General Plan 2040, going to 2,500 foot setbacks being required between oil wells and related extraction facilities and any surrounding sensitive receptors (Bennett, Parks, Zaragoza - Yes). Kelly Long voted NO again on a similar motion, Sep-15.
Oil & Gas: Nov-10
Direct County Resource Management Agency to propose to the Board by June 21 zoning amendments to limit discretionary permits for oil and gas to 15 yrs and require timely plugging of idle wells (Bennett, Parks, Zaragoza - Yes)
Oil & Gas: Nov-10
Consider modifying permitting requirements for certain new oil and gas exploration and production operations (Bennett, Parks, Zaragoza - Yes)
Water: Jan-12
Approve appointments of Carmen Ramirez as the Appointee and Matt LaVere as the Alternate to the Fox Canyon Ground Water Management Agency Board. After a motion to reconsider by Matt LaVere, Kelly was appointed Alternate. Thirty-nine other appointments were passed unanimously.
Oil: Oct-5
Increase maximum amount of legal representation agreement to defend lawsuits - from oil interests - challenging the 2040 General Plan. The first of two no votes on this topic by Kelly Long.
Environment: Oct-5
Adoption of County policy position in opposition to the US Forest Service's Pine Mountain-Reyes peak fuel reduction project. Overwhelmingly opposed by local residents: Tree-Thinning Project on Pine Mountain Heavily Opposed - The Santa Barbara Independent
Clean Energy: Oct-5
Receive and file a report on the 2040 General Plan programs...and direct staff to include in their Climate Action Plan budget an option to add resources to expedite adoption...