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Consider recommendations regarding Southern California Edison Agreements and a Fourth Amendment to the amended contract with MSB Investors, LLC for the Tajiguas ReSource Center, County Project No. 828382, Third District, as follows:
a) Authorize the County of Santa Barbara Department of Public Works Director, or his designee, to execute an amended Net Energy Metering and Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement and Facilities Financing and Ownership Agreement with Southern California Edison for the electrical interconnection between the Tajiguas ReSource Center Materials Recovery Facility and the Southern California Edison electricity grid upon return of the executed agreements from Southern California Edison and the approval of County Counsel, Auditor Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives;
b) Authorize the County of Santa Barbara Department of Public Works Director, or his designee, to execute a Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff Power Purchase Agreement for the sale of renewable electricity at the Tajiguas ReSource Center Anaerobic Digestion Facility to Southern California Edison for a term of twenty (20) years at a price of $0.127/kwh and requiring a collateral deposit of $45,480.00 upon return of the executed agreement from Southern California Edison and the approval of County Counsel, Auditor Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives;
c) Approve and Authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Amended Contract between the County of Santa Barbara and MSB Investors, LLC for the Development and Operation of the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project; and
d) Determine that the previous Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) 12EIR-00000-00002 (SCH No. 2012041068) and Subsequent EIR Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27, 2016 certified by the Board of Supervisors on July 12, 2016 and Final Subsequent EIR Addendum dated August 11, 2017 (revised October 26, 2017) considered by the Board of Supervisors on November 14, 2017 are adequate review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the fourth amendment to the contract with MSB Investors, LLC, Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff Power Purchase Agreement, the Net Energy Metering and Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement, and the Facilities Financing and Ownership Agreement with Southern California Edison are within the scope of the project covered by the prior environmental review and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration shall be prepared for this action.