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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution of Necessity to acquire easements for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Project (APN 155-020-041), First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 25 MIN.)
a) Approve, adopt, and authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Necessity to acquire real property (easements) for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Project (WA8231) on property owned by Mary McEwen and Dan Bellaart, Trustees of The McEwen-Bellaart Family 2015 Revocable Living Trust Dated July 22, 2015, identified on portions of County Assessor Parcel Number 155-020-041, in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara of Toro Canyon;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute any and all documents and to expend funds for deposit with the State Treasurer’s Office in a sum equal to the appraised market value for the easements, in the amount of $13,203.00 for APN 155-020-041, and any additional related costs and fees, in order to acquire fee interest; and
c) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15269(c) Emergency Projects, these actions are necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency, and are part of the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Replacement Project which the Board previously found exempt from CEQA. A Notice of Exemption was filed with the Clerk of the Board on July 27, 2023.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY