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Consider recommendations regarding Cooperative Agreement between California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and County for construction of Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Coastal Access Project - Phase 2; State Project No. 525000106, County Project No. 720864, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans for the allocation of construction funding and reimbursement to the County of Santa Barbara for work on the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Coastal Access Project Phase 2;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to advertise for bids for the project as described in the Cooperative Agreement; and
c) Consider the environmental effects of the project as shown in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (19NGD-00000-00005) dated September 16, 2019, adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on September 25, 2019, and find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162(a), no substantial changes are proposed, and there are no substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance regarding significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and alternative, and therefore approval of the Recommended Actions are within the scope of the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (19NGD-00000-00005).