Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

Public Comments can be submitted electronically using the SBCAG Public Comment form

Public Notices

Regional Transportation Plan Update

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) invites you to play a role in updating the blueprint for the County’s transportation systems for the next 20 years. Commonly known as the Regional Transportation Plan, or RTP, it will define long-term transportation solutions that will meet the challenges of growth throughout the county while protecting and enhancing the environment.

SBCAG conducted four public workshops around the county in October 2007 to gather ideas on what important issues or projects that need to be examined. To see the staff presentations, that include questions that you can answer, select your region in the county of particular interest: Lompoc Valley, Santa Maria Valley, South Coast, and Santa Ynez Valley. To provide SBCAG with your input, use the SBCAG Public Comment Form, e-mail Michael Powers, or mail your comments to the address below. SBCAG will issue a draft Regional Transportation Plan in 2008 that will be accompanied by a draft Environmental Impact Report and will be subject to public review.

Residents invited to provide input on County's Transportation Planning Process

Santa Barbara County residents will have an opportunity to provide input on how to improve the county’s transportation planning process at an April 8 public listening session.

Every four years the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration jointly conduct a review and evaluation of the county’s transportation planning process carried out by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and its partners. As part of the review, the public is invited to comment on the transportation planning process.

Written comments can be sent via e-mail to cert.review@fhwa.dot.gov or by regular mail to:

Michelle Noch
Community Planner
FHWA L.A. Metro Office
888 S. Figueroa Street, Ste. 1850
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Public comments will be accepted through May 12. For additional information about the SBCAG federal certification process or the April 8 public listening session, please call 213-202-3950.

SBCAG releases Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan, Santa Barbara County, 2007-2014

The Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan was released for public review by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Board on April 17, 2008. The primary objective of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan is to set the housing needs targets that each city and county uses in its local Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. State legislation requires Council of Governments (COGs) to distribute total housing need as well as housing need by income categories. COGs are also required to distribute the lower income portion of need in such a way that impaction of lower income households is avoided in any one jurisdiction.

As the State statues provides, local jurisdictions and the public have a period of 60-days to review the draft RHNA allocation methodology and Plan. SBCAG will have a public hearing on the draft allocation methodology and draft Plan at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 19, 2008. Comments received by June 6 will be incorporated in the staff report and distributed to our board in advance of the meeting.

Should you have any questions regarding the Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan contact SBCAG.

The FlexWorkSB Phase 1 Final Report is now available on our publications page. Read about the goals of this pilot program and how it was implemented at local employers.

SBCAG's office, Casa Nueva, has received the prestigious "Savings By Design" award. The award is given annually to the building in California that best incorporates the principles of energy efficiency into the structure's design. Read more about the award or learn more about the green building features of Casa Nueva.

Please write, email, or use our online form to submit your comments.