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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
United States ex rel. Judith Zissa v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, case number 2:14-CV-06891.
Clay Murray, et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al.; United States District Court, Central District of California, case number 2:17cv-08805-GW-JPR.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and Paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case.
On July 22, 2021, California Fish and Wildlife and other regulatory agencies conducted a site visit at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator at 1073 Toro Canyon Road. The County has been working with regulators regarding a section of pipeline and remediation of oil-contaminated soil in the area. On May 4, 2021, the Board approved acceptance of a Cleanup and Abatement Account Grant from the State Water Resources Control Board to fund some of this repair work. Here is the link to that Open Session Board item (File No. 21-00375):
<https://santabarbara.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4928841&GUID=25D2E996-3918-4BCC-8B1E-9DA93B3D4750>