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Consider recommendations regarding the 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Application Authorization, as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Department Director, or designee, to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the annual CoC consolidated application, which includes County Housing and Community Development Division project applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 CoC Program competition funding in the amounts of $169,050.00 for HMIS operation, $68,626.00 for Santa Barbara County CoC Planning, and $130,675.00 for operation of the Coordinated Entry System Projects (collectively, the “CoC Projects”) and non-County community project applications, written commitments of General Fund match in the total amount of $92,089.00 for the CoC Projects, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute FY 2022 CoC Program Grant Agreements and Scopes of Work with HUD for the CoC Projects in a form substantially similar to the previously approved and executed FY 2021 CoC grant agreements; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.