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Consider recommendations regarding the Summerland Greenwell Preserve Lease Agreement, Summerland Citizens Association, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Determine that the services provided by the Summerland Citizens Association are necessary to meet the social needs of the County, pursuant to California Government Code Section 26227;
b) Determine that the County-owned property located in the Town of Summerland and known as the Summerland Greenwell Preserve on Greenwell Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number 005-080-004, will not be needed for County purposes;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Summerland Citizens Association, a California non-profit association, to operate, maintain and repair the Summerland Greenwell Preserve in Summerland, California for a period of twenty (20) years with optional extensions of three (3) additional one (1) year periods at the mutual agreement of the Summerland Citizens Association and the Director of Community Services;
d) Approve the payment of $36,320.00 from County Service Area 11 over the next three years for one-time deferred maintenance that includes the removal of non-native plants, maintenance of native plants and also the completion of an existing wall, and with an annual reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $3,120.00 from County Service Area 11 for ongoing maintenance, nursery management, and administration, including utilities and waste holding tank maintenance as outlined in the Lease Agreement; and
e) Determine that the Board’s approval of the Lease Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, finding that the project is for the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that ex...
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