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Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grant Contract - Arroyo Burro Creek Acquisition, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund contract with The Trust for Public Land, in the amount of $300,000.00, to help fund The Trust for Public Land’s purchase of 14.7 acres, known as the Arroyo Burro Creek Property, APNs: 047-010-064, 047-010-065, and 047-061-026, located along the Arroyo Burro Creek in the City of Santa Barbara (Property), which The Trust for Public Land will then transfer to the City of Santa Barbara;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Conservation Easement Deed with the City of Santa Barbara over the Property;
c) Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance; and
d) Determine that the allocation of the CREF grant for the Arroyo Burro Creek acquisition and the Conservation Easement over the Property are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15313(a) and (c) and 15317 of the State Guidelines for the implementation of the CEQA.