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Consider recommendations regarding a Temporary Right of Entry and Well License Agreement with the Montecito Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Montecito GSA) for the Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Four Groundwater Wells in Santa Barbara County Manning Park (RP No. 004037), First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Temporary Right of Entry and Well License Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Montecito GSA for the installation, operation and maintenance of one (1) groundwater monitoring well and three (3) associated observation wells at Santa Barbara County Manning Park, which is owned by the County of Santa Barbara and identified as Assessor Parcel Numbers 009-060-050, 009-060-051, 009-060-055 and 007-220-001; and
b) Accept the determination by Montecito GSA, acting as the project applicant and lead agency, that the project activities are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15303 [New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures], 15304 [Minor Alterations to Land], and 15306 [Information Collection] of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, and further accept the Notice of Exemption filed on October 8, 2022, with the Santa Barbara County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.