In November 2023, the developer and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians signed a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) which creates a collaborative process to develop protocols and programmes for CADEMO to demonstrate potential pathways for tribal cultural and environmental engagement with offshore wind power development in California, according to Floventis.

Under the agreement, CADEMO will consult closely with the Tribe in the planning and execution of state and federal environmental reviews, which are now underway.