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Consider recommendations regarding 4677 and 4683 Via Roblada Flood Control Easement Vacate and Quitclaim, Second District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:
a) Approve and adopt the Summary Order to Vacate A Flood Control Easement vacating the County’s interest in the Flood Control Easement in accordance with California Streets and Highways Code Section 8333(c);
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
b) Find that, pursuant to Section 74-32 of the California Water Code Appendix, the flood control easement located at 4677 and 4683 Via Roblada in the unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara (Assessor Parcels Numbers 063-150-014 and -013) created by the Easement Deed recorded on June 26, 1964, as Instrument Number 27216, in Book 2057, Pages 48 through 51 of official records in the Office of the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County (the “Flood Control Easement”) is no longer necessary to be retained for flood control purposes;
c) Approve and adopt the Resolution of Findings and Summary Order to Vacate A Flood Control Easement vacating the District’s interest in the Flood Control Easement in accordance with Section 74-32 of the California Water Code Appendix and California Streets and Highways Code Section 8333(c);
Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Quitclaim Deed releasing the County’s and the District’s interest in the Flood Control Easement; and
e) Find that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the vacation/termination action is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and approve and direct staff to file and post the Notice of Exemption on that basis.