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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Statewide Communities Development Authority’s (CSCDA) report about the Program (the Report), including the extent of the area proposed to be included within the Program, the terms and conditions of a draft contract between CSCDA and owners of commercial property participating in the Program, and the proposed financing provisions for the Program; and, consider the adoption of a Resolution consenting to the implementation of the Program to make voluntary contractual assessment financing available to owners of commercial property within the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Adopt a Resolution consenting to the implementation of the Program within the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Participation Agreement for the California Statewide Communities Development Authority Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Open PACE Program; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE).
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY