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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Bird, Marella; Jayne Law Group, P.C.; and Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Bird Marella law firm, with a not to exceed amount of $100,000.00 and a term ending September 30, 2023;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Jayne Law Group, P.C., with a not to exceed amount of $100,000.00 and a term ending September 30, 2023;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard, with a not to exceed amount of $100,000.00 and a term ending September 30, 2023; and
d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because they consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.