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The City of Santa Barbara was granted sovereign tide and submerged lands in trust in 1925 for the establishment, improvement, and conduct of a harbor, for the construction, maintenance and operation of wharves, docks, piers, slips, quays, and other utilities, structures, and appliances necessary or convenient for the promotion of commerce, navigation, and fisheries, and for the establishment and maintenance of bathhouses and bathing facilities. The grant was amended in 1937 to provide for the additional trust uses of a public park, parkway, highway, or playground. In 1975, the grant was amended, in part, to expand existing trust uses and to include additional trust uses for the protection of wildlife habitat, the improvement, protection, and conservation of the wildlife and fish resources and ecology, open space, the enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of the granted lands and the area, control dredging or filling of the granted lands, and prevention of pollution of the granted lands.
- AB 691 Sea Level Rise Impact Assessment
- Annual Financial Statements
- Boundary Agreements, Exchange Agreements, Title Settlements
- Granting Statutes
- Staff Reports
The City is required by Section 6306 of the Public Resources Code to complete an annual financial statement and standardized reporting form for trust lands on or before December 31 of each year.
Below is a list of reports the City has submitted :
| Settlement / Agreement Number | Description |
|---|---|
| AD 454 | Title Settlement and Exchange agreement settling various title and boundary disputes on land located in and along the San Luis Rey River |
Legislative granting statutes for the City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County.
| Statute Year | Chapter | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 193 | An act to amend Sections 1 and 2 of, and to add Sections 5, 6, 7, 7.5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 to, Chapter 78 of the Statutes of 1925, relating to tidelands and submerged lands. | |
| 1940 | 9 | An act to add Section 4 to “An act granting certain tidelands and submerged lands of the State of California to the city of Santa Barbara, subject to certain trusts,” approved April 16, 1925, authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the United States Government, or to any agency thereof. | 1st Extra Session |
| 1937 | 13 | An act to add sections 2 and 3 to an act entitled “An act granting certain tidelands and submerged lands of the State of California to the city of Santa Barbara, subject to certain trusts,” approved April 16, 1925, relating to tidelands and submerged lands, granting additional lands to the city of Santa Barbara, expressing the trusts and restrictions imposed thereon, releasing certain lands from trusts and restrictions heretofore imposed, and authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the State. | |
| 1937 | 365 | An act to amend section 2 of an act entitled “An act granting certain tidelands and submerged lands of the State of California to the city of Santa Barbara, subject to certain trusts,” approved April 16, 1925, as amended, relating to tidelands and submerged lands, granting additional lands to the city of Santa Barbara, expressing the trusts and restrictions imposed thereon, releasing certain lands from trusts and restrictions heretofore imposed, and authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the State. | |
| 1925 | 78 | An act granting certain tidelands and submerged lands of the State of California to the city of Santa Barbara, subject to certain trusts. |
All staff reports relating to the grant held by the City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County.
| Meeting Date | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-26 | 57 | Review a proposed tideland revenue expenditure in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 by the City of Santa Barbara for three capital improvement projects located on legislatively granted sovereign land |
| 2014-12-17 | 67 | Review the proposed expenditure of tideland funds, in an amount not to exceed $9,146,083 by the City, for a capital improvement project |
| 2012-08-14 | 58 | Consider approval of a proposed expenditure of $800,000 of public tidelands trust funds by the City for Phase IV of the Breakwater Cap Repair Project |
| 2010-10-29 | 24 | Consideration of approval of a proposed expenditure of $850,000 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975, to reconstruct a portion of the harbor launch ramp within Santa Barbara Harbor |
| 2008-12-03 | 21 | Consideration of approval of a proposed expenditure of $800,000 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 2007-05-10 | 44 | Consider approval of a proposed expenditure of $717,600 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 2007-05-10 | 45 | Consideration of approval of a proposed expenditure of $6,850,000 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 2006-06-26 | 46 | Consideration of approval of a proposed expenditure of $615,000 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975, for the Santa Barbara Breakwater Cap Repair Project, Phase II |
| 2006-04-17 | 33 | Consideration of approval of a proposed expenditure of $415,000 of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975, for the purpose of replacement of existing fish float north structure and gangway |
| 2006-04-17 | 34 | Amendment of Lease |
| 2005-12-08 | 40 | Dredging Lease |
| 2004-06-07 | 27 | Consideration of approval of an amendment to a prior approval of expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City for the Santa Barbara Breakwater Cap Repair Project, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 2004-02-02 | 18 | Consideration of approval of an amendment to a prior approval of expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City for the Santa Barbara Chandlery Building Addition / Remodel Project, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 2003-08-19 | 37 | Consideration of approval of proposed expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975, for the Santa Barbara Breakwater Cap Repair and Grouting Project in the Santa Barbara Harbor |
| 2003-08-19 | 39 | Consideration of approval of proposed expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City, pursuant to Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975, for the Santa Barbara Chandlery Building Addition / Remodel Project |
| 2003-06-02 | 11 | General lease – public agency use and amendment to maintenance dredging lease |
| 2000-11-27 | 22 | Dredging Lease |
| 1998-12-16 | 22 | Amendment of Lease |
| 1998-12-16 | 23 | Consideration of approval of proposed expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City for the Marina I and IV Expansion Project |
| 1996-10-28 | 35 | Consideration of approval of proposed expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City for the Naval Reserve Center Renovation Project in the Santa Barbara Harbor, pursuant to PRC section 6701 et seq., and Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 1995-07-06 | 44 | Dredging Lease |
| 1993-07-19 | 32 | Consideration of approval of proposed expenditure of tidelands trust funds by the City for acquisition of the existing Naval Reserve Center in the Santa Barbara Harbor, pursuant to PRC section 6701 et seq., and Chapter 193, Statutes of 1975 |
| 1990-08-22 | 44 | Extension of Maintenance Dredging Permit |
| 1989-08-30 | 35 | Maintenance Dredging Permit |
| 1985-07-25 | 23 | Consideration of proposed expenditures in excess of $250,000 for extension of harbor sandbar breakwater |
| 1984-09-25 | 25 | Consideration of proposed expenditures in excess of $250,000 for capital improvement projects |
| 1984-05-07 | 14 | Dredging permit |
| 1983-09-28 | 18 | Ratification of expenditures of revenues for emergency restoration of protective barrier damaged when storms washed all sand away from harbor sandbar |
| 1983-03-24 | 21 | Approval of expenditures of revenues for emergency repairs of storm-damaged pier |
| 1982-05-27 | 53 | Item pulled from agenda |
| 1981-03-05 | 5 | Consideration of expenditures in excess of $250,000 for capital improvements |