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Consider recommendations regarding a California Strengthening Public Health Initiative (CASPHI) Funding Allocation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to make certifications and to accept Award No. CASPHI0035 for $866,749.00 in CASPHI funding through the State’s spending plan for Public Health Infrastructure Investment. Funding for these activities is covered for the period beginning December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2027 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH);
b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0009159 in the amount of $173,350.00 to establish appropriations for $173,350.00 of unanticipated revenue from CDPH to fund strengthening public health infrastructure investment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 in the County’s financial system; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are the creation of governmental funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.