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Consider recommendations regarding Grant of Easements for Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 Acquisition (Assessor Parcel No. 037-203-021 and 037-203- 020), First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), and Alexander Kenneth Harrison (Owner), for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 430 De La Vina Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037-203-021), for a total cost not to exceed $245,000.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), and Joan Hollis Ross and Robert David Ross, Trustees of The Ross Family Trust dated March 15, 2023 (Owner 2), for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 428 De La Vina Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037- 203-020), for a total cost not to exceed $186,605.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042;
c) Authorize the Chair to accept all referenced temporary construction easements and Certificates of Acceptance for both permanent easements, conveying easement interests in the real property located at 430 and 428 De La Vina Street, to the District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to sign the Certificates of Acceptance attached thereto;
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to execute any other supporting documents to complete these transactions; and
e) After considering the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project, the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations accepted by the Board of Directors as a Responsible Agency on May 10, 2011, and the discussion included herein, find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and there are no substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance regarding significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and alternatives, and therefore the recommended actions are within the scope of the project covered by the aforementioned environmental documents and no new environmental document is required.