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Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Grant Contracts with NatureTrack and Santa Cruz Island Foundation, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund contract with NatureTrack, in the amount of $23,074.00, to purchase four electrical Freedom Trax devices, for the period of December 5, 2023 to May 15, 2024;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund contract with the Santa Cruz Island Foundation, in the amount of $30,000.00, to open the Chrisman California Islands Center in Carpinteria, for the period of December 5, 2023 to August 15, 2024, First District;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the following actions for the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Contracts:
i) Extend performances in accordance with Sections 3 for up to and not to exceed a period of one year for good cause;
ii) Approve project changes in accordance with Section 4 of the contract with Nature Track of the Board Letter and Section 5 of the contract with Santa Cruz Island Foundation of the Board Letter, including changes to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project budgets or change in budget items of 10 percent or more; and
iii) Terminate the contracts in accordance with Section 13 in Attachment A to the Board Letter, and Section 14 in Attachment B to the Board Letter; and
d) Determine that the allocations of the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund grants are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the State Guidelines for the implementation of the CEQA.