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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Casa Esperanza Homeless Center program changes and impacts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
a) Receive an update on the status of Casa Esperanza’s new program model;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund Grant Agreement with Casa Esperanza to support and maintain existing service levels at the Casa Esperanza Emergency Shelter for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $134,192.00;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the 2013/2014 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Subrecipient Agreement with Casa Esperanza to amend the time of performance to align with the homeless day center termination on September 17, 2013;
d) Consider a request from Casa Esperanza to amend the Program Description to the Restricted Use Covenant imposed on Real Property for the operation of a homeless shelter and related services (the “Covenant”);
e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Covenant by deleting the reference to Homeless Day Center services to the Covenant, and take either, both, or none of the following actions:
i) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Loan Agreement and option to purchase between the County of Santa Barbara and the Coalition to provide shelter and support to Santa Barbara Homeless (Re: Homeless Shelter) (the “Loan Agreement”) to extend the term of the Loan Agreement for an additional 15 years; and
ii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Covenant to extend the term of the Covenant for an additional 15 years; and
f) Determine that taking the recommended actions above are not the approvals of projects that are subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the projects are the creation of government 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, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY