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Consider recommendations regarding Cachuma Resource Conservation District Board of Directors Appointments in Lieu of Election, as follows:
a) Direct the Clerk of the Board or designee to post on October 4, 2016, a notice of vacancy of the Board of Directors of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District pursuant to California Government Code section 54974; and
b) Set a hearing for October 18, 2016 on the Administrative Agenda to consider the appointment of Directors to the Board of Directors of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District in lieu of election pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 9314, as follows;
i) Appoint Gary Cavaletto, Lee Bettencourt, Johannah Bradley, and William Pata as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District in lieu of election pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 9314 with terms expiring on November 1, 2019;
ii) Appoint Dave Hamel as a Director to the Board of Directors of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District in lieu of election pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 9314 with terms expiring on November 1, 2017; and
iii) Determine that the appointment of the Directors to the Board of Directors of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District does not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.