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Consider recommendations regarding restoration Service Agreements with Channel Islands Restoration, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and La Cumbre Mutual Water District, Second, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Channel Islands Restoration, for the period of November 7, 2017 to October 31, 2021, in the amount of $21,450.00 towards restoring native grassland at San Marcos Preserve, Second District;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, for the period of November 7, 2017 to December 31, 2021, in the amount of $112,920.00 towards restoring Burton Mesa chaparral at the Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Third and Fourth Districts;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with La Cumbre Mutual Water District, for the period of November 7, 2017 to June 30, 2022, in the amount of $67,063.00 towards restoring a wetland at the Modoc Preserve, located in the Hidden Valley area of Santa Barbara, Second District; and
d) Determine that budgeting funds to restore biological habitats and implementation of restoration plans are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4), 15301 (i) and 15333 of the CEQA guidelines.