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Consider recommendations regarding Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara Lease Agreement, Calle Real Campus, Santa Barbara, Second District, as follows:
a) Determine that the services of food preparation and distribution to low-income children, seniors and homeless individuals, provided by Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara (CAC), a California non-profit corporation, are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the County, and the portion of the County-owned property located at 345 Camino del Remedio (Building 4, First Floor), in Santa Barbara, will not be needed for County purposes during the term, and therefore, the County will continue to make that portion of the property available to CAC, rent-free, pursuant to California Government Code Section 26227;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the CAC, for the continued use of approximately 6,892 square feet of first floor space, along with the parking lot and surrounding garden/patio and landscaping located at the County's Calle Real Campus in Santa Barbara, for a period of five (5) years commencing on May 1, 2015, with three (3) options to renew of 5 years each, rent-free, except that CAC will pay $1,200.00 monthly for utilities; and
c) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) "Project", finding that they are not a project, because they consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; and approve and direct staff to file and post a Notice of Exemption on that basis.