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Consider recommendations regarding the State of California Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Exchange and State Match Program, Agreement for the Exchange of Federal Highway Dollars, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the State of California, Department of Transportation, for the exchange of Federal Highway dollars for Non-Federal State Highway Account dollars, for FY 2025-2026 apportionments in the amount of $558,115.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to apportion these Regional Surface Transportation Program funds to the City of Buellton, the City of Guadalupe and the City of Solvang for FY 2025-2026, in the amounts established under Section 182.6(d)(1) of the Streets and Highways Code and by Santa Barbara County Association of Governments guidelines; and
c) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15378(b)(4) (government fiscal activities).