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Consider recommendations regarding a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, First District, and City of Santa Barbara, First and Second Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for the Shalawa/Hammond’s Meadow Restoration project in the amount of $25,000.00 for the period of September 23, 2025 through December 31, 2026;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the City of Santa Barbara for the Bicycle Parking in Santa Barbara project in the amount of $56,880.00 for the period of September 23, 2025 through April 15, 2026;
c) Delegate the Director of Planning and Development, or their designee, the authority to take the following actions, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time:
i) Extend performances in accordance with Section 3 of the contracts, for up to one year for good cause;
ii) Approve minor project changes in accordance with Section 5 of the contracts, including changes to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project budgets or change in budget items of 10 percent or more; and
iii) Terminate the contracts in accordance with Sections 4 and 14 of the contracts; and
d) Determine that allocation of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and City of Santa Barbara contracts are not a “project” subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).