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Consider recommendations regarding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient Agreements to implement programs previously approved by the Board on May 2, 2023, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 2, 2023, to execute the following CDBG Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $20,000.00 to Channel Islands YMCA for the Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter;
ii) $23,000.00 to Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County for the Family Violence Prevention Program;
iii) $25,788.00 to NBCC dba New Beginnings Counseling Center for the Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Program;
iv) $20,000.00 to Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc. for the Partners in Housing Solutions Program;
v) $7,445.00 to People’s Self-Help Housing Corporation for the Camino Scholars Carpinteria Learning Center;
vi) $20,000.00 to Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People for the Valley Wellness Program;
vii) $20,000.00 to Savie Health Corp for the Migrant Farmworker Outreach, Healthcare, and Case management Program;
viii) $20,000 to Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara for the Isla Vista Site Shower Program;
ix) $20,000.00 to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County for the Power Hour Program at Buellton Unit; and
x) $7,445.00 to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County for the Power Hour Program at Carpinteria Unit;
b) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department to execute amendments on behalf of the County to make any one or more of the following changes to the Agreements listed above:
i) To revise the dollar amounts in each budget line item or create a new budget line item, provided that the overall amount of the CDBG funds is not increased and all budget line items are eligible under the CDBG Program; and
ii) To make administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary in order to conform with federal, state, or local governmental laws and regulations; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval 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 actions are not projects as they 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 impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.