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Meeting date/time:
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10/21/2025
9:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Draft
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Meeting location:
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
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25-00920
| | Agenda Item | The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as well as remote participation until further notice.
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.
The following methods of participation are available to the public:
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;
- Online at: ; and
- YouTube (English) at: (Closed Captioning Available)
- YouTube (Spanish) at:
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM | |
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25-00001
| | Agenda Item | County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda. | |
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25-00905
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution honoring the 25th Anniversary of Adelante Charter School. | |
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25-00904
| A-2) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program Agreement No. 25-0251-031-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an Agreement with the CDFA to receive reimbursement for services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 in the amount of $11,997.81; and
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4). | |
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25-00907
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010832 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request No. 0010845 (4/5 Vote Required). | |
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25-00908
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Animal Services Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Accept and file the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report summarizing operational levels of Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) and highlighting the accomplishments of those engaged in the support of animals and people across the county; and
b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because the recommended action consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | |
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25-00899
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate Structure and Parking Resolution, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing EV fees relating to public use of electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) in Countywide parking lots; and
b) Determine that the adoption of the Resolution is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4). | |
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25-00874
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Receive and file the ITAM-0551 Artificial Intelligence Policy approved by the Executive Information Technology Council (EITC) on September 24, 2025. | |
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25-00900
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone (23RZN-00001), as follows:
a) Make the required findings for approval of the Rezone Ordinance (Case No. 23RZN-00001);
b) Adopt an Ordinance to approve a Rezone (Case No. 23RZN-00001) amending the Santa Barbara County Zoning Map of the County Land Use and Development Code to change Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 107-150-021 and 107-150-022 from Highway Commercial (CH) to General Commercial (C-3); and
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone, no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone is undertaken, and no new circumstances or information of substantial importance has come to light regarding the environmental effects of the Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone, and therefore the proposed action is within the scope of the Final Mitigated Declaration (Case No. 24NGD-00011) adopted by the Board of Supervisors, on August 26, 2025 | |
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25-00903
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 25EMP-00004: Alta Community Investment XI Demolition Emergency Permit, 6757 Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista, Third District, as follows:
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 25EMP-00004, approved by the Director of Planning and Development on August 20, 2025, which authorized demolition of a two-story residential duplex deemed unsafe due to active bluff erosion; and
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00909
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the CASMALIA 4, LLC Agricultural Replacement Contract, Casmalia area, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve No. 24AGP-00014 consisting of 515.82 acres located at Black Road in the Casmalia area (APNs 113-270-013, 113-270-018, 113-270-019, and 113-280-010);
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 24AGP-00014;
c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and
d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). | |
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25-00910
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Chevron USA, Inc. County-Initiated Nonrenewal of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 70-AP-062, Casmalia Area, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract 70-AP-062 due to noncompliance with the Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, Rule 6-2 [Transfer of Ownership of Contracted Land];
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract 70-AP-062;
c) Direct Planning and Development (P&D) to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the Clerk of the Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the Board Agenda Letter; and
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the C | |
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25-00911
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Ballard Ranch LLC County-Initiated Notice of Nonrenewal of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-018, Solvang Area, Third District, as follows:
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-018 due to noncompliance with the Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, specifically Uniform Rule 1-2.3, Commercial Production and Reporting Requirements;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-018;
c) Direct Planning and Development to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the Clerk of the Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the Board Agenda Letter; and
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pu | |
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25-00912
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Ballard Ranch LLC County-Initiated Notice of Nonrenewal of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-017, Solvang Area, Third District, as follows:
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-017 due to noncompliance with the Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, specifically Uniform Rule 2-3.2 Principal Boarding and Breeding;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-017;
c) Direct Planning and Development to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the Clerk of the Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the Board Agenda Letter; and
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 153 | |
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25-00913
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for Utility Scale Solar Amendments Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. BC24216 with ESA to provide professional services in the preparation of Utility-Scale Solar Amendments, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, to modify the scope of work to include two additional sections to the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adjusting the total contract amount by $49,151.00, for a total amount not to exceed $552,136.00; and
b) Determine that the Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor and the Board of Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from CEQA pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). | |
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25-00901
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the initiation of annexation to Laguna County Sanitation District of parcels owned by Santa Maria Public Airport District, County of Santa Barbara, and City of Santa Maria, Fourth District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings to annex territory known as APNs 111-231-004, 111-231-008, 111-231-009, 111-231-010, 111-231-011, 111-231-018, 111-231-019, and 111-391-022 to the Laguna County Sanitation District; and
b) Determine that the adoption of a Resolution to initiate annexation is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, CCR Section 15378 (b)(5), finding that the action consists of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00915
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Groundwater Basins Summary Report, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County 2025 Groundwater Basins Summary Report; and
b) Determine that the Santa Barbara County 2025 Groundwater Basins Summary Report is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative action that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and 15306 as information collection which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. | |
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25-00916
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competitive Bidding of Van Dyk Recycling Solutions Equipment for the ReSource Center; Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County Code Section 2-39(c) to procure proprietary waste processing equipment from Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, in an amount not to exceed to $753,652.65 through June 30, 2026;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No.0010826 increasing appropriations in Capital Assets in the amount of $62,000.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division’s Enterprise Fund for the current Fiscal Year of 2025-2026, which is funded by the release of Retained Earnings; and
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed , no substantial changes in circumstances have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of miti | |
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25-00906
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Approve the certification of the election results dated October 1, 2025, for the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS) Board of Retirement, including the election of Michael T. Daly as the General Second Member, Julius Abanise as the General Third Member, and Paul Uhl and Frederick Tan as the Safety Seventh Member and Alternate Safety Seventh Member, respectively. | |
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25-00902
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution for authorization to apply for and accept State funding for Transitional Housing Program - Round 7 and Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program - Round 4, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution regarding the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development Transitional Housing Program Round 7 and Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program Round 4 funds including the application for and acceptance of the Transitional Housing Program and Housing Navigation and Maintenance Funds; and
b) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), since the recommended action is a government administrative activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | |
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25-00922
| A-19) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding a loan of $300,000.00 from the Isla Vista In-Lieu Parking Fee Program to fund startup costs for the Isla Vista Community Services District’s parking compliance program in Isla Vista, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Understanding for a Parking Compliance Program in Isla Vista;
b) Adopt a Resolution Approving a Loan for the Isla Vista Community Services District’s Parking Compliance Program;
c) Approve and Authorize the Chair to execute the Loan Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Isla Vista Community Services District;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010714 to establish appropriations of $300,000.00 in the Planning and Development Department’s Isla Vista In-Lieu Parking Fee Fund for a loan to the Isla Vista Community Services District to establish a Parking Compliance Program;
e) Find that the Isla Vista Community Services District’s Parking Compliance Program serves important public purposes of improving parking conditions and public safety in th | |
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25-00919
| A-20) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) appeals of the Planning Commission’s October 30, 2024 approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor, and Change of Operator for the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company (POPCO) Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System Final Development Plan (FDP) Permits, as follows:
(Set a hearing for November 4, 2025. Time estimate: 3 hours)
a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 24APL-00025 and 24APL-00026;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Determine the requests are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and
d) Grant de novo approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, subject to the Conditions of Approval; | |
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25-00918
| A-21) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the adoption of a proposed Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee Ordinance for the Public Works Department services, as follows:
(Set a hearing for November 18, 2025. Time estimate: 45 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance updating transportation impact mitigation fees for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Goleta and Orcutt Planning Areas;
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full;
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of December 9, 2025 to consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance, as follows:
i) Adopt the Ordinance (second reading) updating transportation impact mitigation fees for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Goleta and Orcutt Planning Areas;
ii) Adopt the updated fee schedule to take effect upon the effective date of the Ordinance; and
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25-00924
| A-22) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing the Public Defender to apply for grant funding from the California Office of the State Public Defender’s (OSPD) Expanded Public Defense Grant for the Holistic Defense Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Defender, or designee, to submit an application with the OSPD for the Expanded Public Defense (Holistic Defense) Grant Program, due October 28, 2025, for the award period of March 3, 2026 through June 1, 2028, with an anticipated award of $850,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines. | |
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25-00002
| | Agenda Item | Public Comment Period
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (25-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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25-00923
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 4 cases.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)
County Fire Chief. | |
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25-00917
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment to the Local Coastal Program regarding the Cannabis Odor Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME 45 MIN.)
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment to the County’s Local Coastal Program (LCP) (Coastal Commission Case No. LCP-4-STB-25-0017-1 Part D);
b) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the suggested modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified LCP, and adopting the LCP Amendment with the four suggested modifications;
c) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265; and
d) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Co | |
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25-00914
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the status of orphan and idle wells in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on the status of orphan and idle wells in the County of Santa Barbara; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | |
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25-00921
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the framework, approach and budget to phaseout oil & gas operations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Authorize staff to initiate work on developing an ordinance to prohibit drilling of new oil and gas wells and to initiate work on preparing a Request for Proposals to undertake an amortization study to determine an appropriate period to phase out existing oil and gas facilities/operations;
b) Direct Planning & Development Department staff to add this project to the Long-Range Planning Annual Work Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and adjust work on other projects, as necessary;
c) Provide additional direction to staff regarding the framework and/or approach; and
d) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because providing direction to staff is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that itself will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
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