<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>County of Santa Barbara - File #: 24-00098</title><link>https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6486097&amp;GUID=03315783-D277-4CA6-B1E0-B86AEFCDC809</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=03315783-D277-4CA6-B1E0-B86AEFCDC809&amp;ID=6486097&amp;M=LD" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>County of Santa Barbara - File #: 24-00098</title><link>https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6486097&amp;GUID=03315783-D277-4CA6-B1E0-B86AEFCDC809</link><guid isPermaLink="false">03315783-D277-4CA6-B1E0-B86AEFCDC809-2025-03-12-21-57-17</guid><description>Title: Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Harris and Associates to Prepare a Countywide Strategic Plan for Workforce Housing Development and Preservation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement (Agreement) with Harris and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $216,825.00 for delivery of a Strategic Plan for Workforce Housing Development and Preservation; 

b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director, or designee, to approve and execute amendments to extend the term of the agreement, to amend the Agreement’s Budget line items and/or amounts in each line item, provided that the overall amount of the Budget is not increased, and approve necessary administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary to conform with Federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, policies, and funding amounts;

c) Approve allocation $216,825.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) grant funds for a Workforce Housing Development and Preservation consultant, funded from offsett</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:57:17 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>