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Consider recommendations regarding the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center Operation Agreement with the University of California at Santa Barbara; First, Second, and Third Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the University of California at Santa Barbara for the operation of the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center located at the University’s Environmental Health and Safety facility for the two-year period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,113,598.00 ($1,032,721.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 and $1,080,877.00 for FY 2027-2028); and
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, no substantial changes in circumstances have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures have occurred, and therefore the recommended action is within the scope of the prior environmental review documents for this project, the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Barbara County Household and Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program prepared by the University of California, Santa Barbara, March 1993 (SCH No. 1992041092), and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project.