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Consider recommendations regarding a Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Public Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing Agreement for the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project; First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Public Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing Agreement with UPRR to allow the County to install and maintain a new at grade public pedestrian crossing within the UPRR right-of-way as part of the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project (Project);
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to increase the budget allocation from $7,620,000.00 to $8,370,000.00 for additional reimbursement to the County of Santa Barbara for work on the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access Project; and
c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Mitigated Negative Declaration (19NGD-00000-00005) adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on September 30, 2019, and that therefore no new environmental document is required.