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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Lower Mission Creek - Reach 2A (The Funk Youth Hostel) Easement Acquisitions, (APN: 033-074-001), Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Adopt the Resolution of Necessity to acquire one permanent and two temporary easements (Flood Control Easements) for the Lower Mission Creek - Reach 2A Project on the property located at 134 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara (Property), which is owned by the Funk Youth Hostel, LLC;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to deposit a sum equal to the value of the easements, estimated at $292,000.00, plus related costs and fees, with the Santa Barbara Superior Court in order to acquire the easements on the Property; and
c) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of the approval of the recommended action and therefore pursuant to CEQA Section 15162, the recommended actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project as well as the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations accepted by the Board of Directors as a Responsible Agency on May 10, 2011, and no new environmental document is required.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY