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Consider recommendations regarding a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract with the Fish Reef Project, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the Fish Reef Project, in the amount of $50,000.00, to monitor, collect, analyze and publish data on a five-year pilot program for a kelp restoration pilot project off of Goleta Beach, for the period of April 23, 2024, to July 1, 2032;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the following actions for the CRMF Contract:
i) Extend time of performance, in accordance with Section 3 of the Contract, for up to and not to exceed a period of one year for good cause;
ii) Approve project changes, in accordance with Section 5 of the Contract, including any change to the project description, any reduction in the overall project budget, or any change in a budget item of 10 percent or more; and
iii) Terminate the contract, in accordance with Section 15 of the Contract; and
c) Determine that the allocation of a CRMF grant is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).