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Consider recommendations regarding First Amendments to Agreements for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Bird, Marella; Jayne Law Group, P.C.; and Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Bird Marella law firm, to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Jayne Law Group, P.C., to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024; and
d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because they consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.