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Consider recommendations regarding the New Beginnings Safe Parking Program on Santa Barbara County Property License Agreement, First and Second Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the License Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and New Beginnings Counseling Center for the overnight Safe Parking Program on County property locations;
b) Determine and find that, pursuant to Government Code Section 26227, the Allotted Spaces within the Licensed Areas are not necessary for County use and will not be necessary for County use during the Program Hours of 7:00 PM to 6:30 AM Pacific Time, for the duration of the License Agreement. The Board further finds that the use of these spaces by New Beginnings’ Safe Parking Program, a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves a public purpose and provides a direct benefit to the residents of the County. Such use is consistent with Santa Barbara County Code section 12A-24(b), which authorizes overnight parking in designated areas when permitted by license or agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors; and
c) Determine that the proposed action of approving New Beginnings continued leasing, operation and maintenance of the Safe Parking Program 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.