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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Ad Hoc Subcommittee discussions with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report from staff regarding status of the short-term, advisory Ad Hoc Subcommittee;
b) Renew the short-term, advisory Ad Hoc Subcommittee consisting of Supervisor Williams and Supervisor Hartmann for the purpose of engaging the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in discussions related to land use and financial matters of mutual concern that include but are not limited to Waiver of Sovereign Immunity, Santa Ynez Valley properties of interest inclusive of Camp 4, Mooney, Escobar and 350 acre “Triangle” properties and other general topics between the County and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians as appropriate, for a temporary period of time not to exceed another 6 months;
c) In addition to periodic open, public meetings between the short-term, advisory Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, authorize the Ad Hoc Subcommittee to engage in discussions, not decisions, directly with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians outside of open, public meetings;
d) Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) that her office, following coordination with the Ad Hoc Subcommittee, plans to engage in discussions, not decisions, with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians under her existing authority as executive agent of the Board of Supervisors in the County’s intergovernmental relationships, pursuant to County Code Section 2-71; and
e) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE