An application filed by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to expand the liquor license at its casino and resort hotel in Santa Ynez is scheduled to be discussed next week by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, according to a letter released Tuesday by 3rd District supervisor Doreen Farr.

In the letter to constituents, Farr also says the tribe has approached the county CEO’s office about how to mitigate impacts to the county if the tribe’s 1,400-acre “Camp 4” property were annexed to the Chumash reservation and removed from the county’s tax roll.

“I have stated to our CEO that I do not think it is appropriate for the county to enter into any discussions with the tribe on this issue unless there is a majority vote at the Board of Supervisors at a noticed public hearing to direct the CEO to enter into such negotiations,” Farr said.

Chumash spokeswoman Frances Snyder said the tribe had no comment on the Camp 4 property or its discussions about it.

The Chumash have indicated their desire to add the property at the corner of Highways 154 and 246 to their reservation either through the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ “fee to trust” process or through direct federal legislation.

In March, the county protested after tribal representatives approached Congressman Elton Gallegly, who represents the Santa Ynez Valley, about carrying such legislation.

Farr and other supervisors have said that the property should remain separate from the reservation so that any development planned there would be required to go through the county’s planning process.

Only the liquor license issue is scheduled for action by the supervisors Tuesday.

When the casino and hotel were built, the Chumash received a “type 47” general restaurant license that restricted the serving of alcohol to The Willows, a fine-dining restaurant at the casino.

In May 2010, the tribe applied to the ABC for a “premises to premises transfer” to expand the license to include the adjacent Creekside Buffet and the hotel next door.

That June, the supervisors voted 3-2 to protest the application — noting the casino’s half-mile distance from three elementary schools, a high school and a YMCA; a concentration of liquor licenses in the area; and potential creation of a law enforcement problem and other police issues.

“Since that time, the ABC has granted an interim license to the casino, and the Sheriff’s Department and my office have discussed other conditions that could be put on the permit to address outstanding community concerns,” Farr said.

“The sheriff has come up with a list, and county staff will be asking the board (on Tuesday) whether they want to withdraw their protest of the license if these new conditions are included as a part of the final approval.”

Snyder, the tribal spokeswoman, noted that the tribe “has agreed as part of its license application to the conditions requested by the sheriff” at the time of the application, and that “the Interim ABC license reflects the application as amended.”

Farr asked anyone interested in the issue to attend the hearing Tuesday or to call or email her office in advance.

Farr can be reached at dfarr@countyofsb.org or 568-2197.

Her executive staff assistant, Chris Henson, can be reached at chenson@

countyofsb.org or 568-2192.

Farr’s representative in the Santa Ynez Valley, Elizabeth Farnum, can be reached at efarnum@countyofsb.org or 686-5095.