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Consider recommendations regarding a Greenwell Preserve New Lease Extending Term, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Determine that the services provided by The Summerland Citizen's Association are necessary to meet the social needs of the County, pursuant to California Government Code Section 26227;
b) Determine that the County-owned property located in the Town of Summerland and known as the Summerland Greenwell Preserve on Greenwell Avenue (APN: 005-080-004) will not be needed for County purposes;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and The Summerland Citizen's Association, a California non-profit corporation, to operate, maintain and repair the Summerland Greenwell Preserve in Summerland, California for a period of thirty (30) years with optional extensions of two (2) additional five (5) year periods at the mutual agreement of the Summerland Citizens Association and the Director of Community Services;
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, finding that the project is for the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the Board's determination and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis;
Acting as the Governing Authority of County Service Area No. 11:
a) Approve payment to The Summerland Citizen's Association of an annual reimbursement, subject to available funding and annual appropriations, in an amount not to exceed $3,120.00 for ongoing maintenance and administration, including utilities and waste holding tank maintenance as outlined in the Lease Agreement; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the Californ...
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