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Consider recommendations regarding the Lease Agreement with T-Mobile West, LLC (T-Mobile), 4800 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, APN 067-100-027, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and T-Mobile for T-Mobile’s continued operation and maintenance of their existing telecommunications facility located at the southwest corner of Tucker’s Grove Park, which is located at 4800 Cathedral Oaks Road in Santa Barbara, also known as Assessor Parcel No. 067-100-027, for a period of five (5) years commencing January 1, 2026 and terminating December 31, 2031 with two options to extend the Lease Agreement for two (2) additional terms of five (5) years each upon mutual agreement, and an annual base rent of Forty Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($43,200.00) and an increase of three (3%) per year during the term and option periods of the Lease; and
b) Determine that the proposed action of approving T-Mobile’s continued leasing, operation, and maintenance of the wireless communication facility is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Sections 15301, “Existing Facilities”. This is a categorical exemption which includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site's use.