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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding emPowerSBC Continuation Funding, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on emPowerSBC progress and an implementation plan for the next phase of emPower;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement to Deliver the 2013/2014 County of Santa Barbara emPower Energy Efficiency Program (the PUC Agreement) between County of Santa Barbara and Southern California Gas Company made available through the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) 2013/2014 funding cycle;
c) Subject to concurrence by the Auditor-Controller, County Counsel, and Risk Management, approve and authorize the County Executive Officer or designee to execute all follow on approvals required by the PUC Agreement;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the California Energy Commission Sub-Recipient Agreement between the County of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County (CEC Agreement);
e) Subject to concurrence by the Auditor-Controller, County Counsel, and Risk Management, approve and authorize the County Executive Officer or designee to execute all follow on approvals required by the CEC Agreement; and
f) Determine that the approval and execution of the PUC and CEC Agreements is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE