# Creeks Advisory Committee - October 21, 2026


**Body:** City of Santa Barbara - City TV
**Date:** October 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment, Education, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Santa Barbara Creeks Advisory Committee met on October 21, 2026. The committee approved the prior meeting’s minutes after a motion and second. Staff presented on urban creek trails and the education and outreach program, including planned trail expansion and community engagement. The youth watershed education program is contracted to Explore Ecology, with a contract goal of reaching 3,500 students; it reached 3,545 students in the most recent year. No new contract award or procurement vote was presented.

Staff reported that the stormwater rebate program has received approximately 70–75 pre-applications and supported 24 completed projects totaling about $12,000. The program is budgeted at roughly $50,000 annually, with staff considering further promotion and growth. Public comment raised concerns about runoff and water quality during the first rainfall and asked about city spending on fish-passage projects; no cost estimate was provided. The meeting otherwise focused on outreach, creek restoration education, and stormwater management, with no additional purchasing decisions identified.

**Source:** City of Santa Barbara - City TV