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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding initiation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of a recommended resource recovery project to process waste currently buried at the Tajiguas Landfill, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the recommended resource recovery project to process waste currently buried at the Tajiguas Landfill;
b) Direct staff to initiate review of the project pursuant to the CEQA and designate the County Public Works Department, Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division (RRWMD) as the CEQA Lead Agency;
c) Direct staff to develop a term sheet to be approved by the County and Mustang Renewable Power Ventures, the County’s preferred project vendor, to formalize Mustang’s offer to fund the environmental review;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to send requests to each Mayor of the participating cities (Buellton, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Solvang) to adopt a Resolution indicating their continuing interest in the project; and
e) Direct staff to eliminate from consideration the other proposals submitted as part of this procurement process.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY