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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding 2016 Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grants, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive staff’s recommendations for the 2016 CREF awards and take public testimony;
b) Approve 2016 CREF budgeting of funds as proposed on pages 7 and 8 of the staff report;
c) Determine that the budgeting of CREF funds for the recommended projects is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(4) of the State Guidelines and Project No. 6 - Archaeological Research and Excavation, is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15331; and
d) Direct staff to prepare the proposed contractual agreements with non-County grantees, including final grant conditions, and bring any contractual agreements that are over $100,000.00 for Board consideration and approval, including appropriate CEQA compliance.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY