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Consider recommendations regarding the resale of 217 Rice Ranch Road, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution declaring the County's intention to sell the County-owned property located at 217 Rice Ranch Road, located in the Orcutt Bluffs Development in Santa Maria, California (Assessor Parcel Number 103-630-008), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Resolution;
b) Authorize the Director of the County of Santa Barbara General Services Department (GSD), or designee, to perform residential real estate services by arranging for marketing the residential property at 217 Rice Ranch Road, obtaining offers to purchase, opening escrow, drafting the grant deed and, at the Director's option, to contract with a licensed real estate broker to market the property and assist in obtaining a qualified buyer;
c) Authorize the Director of the County Community Services Department (CSD Director) or designee to qualify and certify the eligibility of applicants pursuant to the qualifying criteria referenced in the Resolution;
d) Authorize the CSD Director, or designee, to accept an offer to purchase the property under the conditions described in the Resolution subject to the Board of Supervisor's final approval;
e) Direct staff to return to the Board, at a date no earlier than three (3) weeks from today's date, to consider the offer accepted by the CSD Director and obtain final approval by Resolution authorizing and directing the execution of the deed and other required documents, including a Resale Restrictive Covenant, a Preemptive Right Secured by Deed of Trust, a Notice of Ordinance, and a Request for Notice of Default; and
f) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that these actions will have a significant effect on the environment, and di...
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