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Consider recommendations regarding the Ratification of a Proclamation of Local Emergency Caused by the January 2023 Storm, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Find that due to the storm that began on January 9, 2023 (“January 2023 Storm”), an emergency situation exists pursuant to Government Code sections 54954.2 and 54956.5 that requires immediate action, which need for action arose after the agenda for this meeting was posted;
b) Receive an update on the January 2023 Storm and its potential impacts on the Thomas Fire, Cave, and Alisal Fire Burn Scars;
c) Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency declared by the Director of Emergency Services on January 9, 2023 when the Board of Supervisors was not in session, pursuant to Government Code Section 8550 et. seq. and Chapter 12, Section 12-5(a) of the Santa Barbara County Code;
d) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for ratification of the Emergency until such a time that conditions dictate otherwise; and
e) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15269.