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Consider recommendations regarding a Program Funding Agreement with Horne LLP for California Department of Social Services Community Care Expansion Program Capital Expansion grant funds for Tecolote House project renovations, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute on behalf of the County a Program Funding Agreement (CCE-2378566416-051) with Horne LLP (Horne) for California Department of Social Services Community Care Expansion Program Capital Expansion grant funds for Tecolote House project renovations, located at 310 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 059-140-042, in the Second District in an amount not to exceed $1,043,433.00 from the conditional grant agreement effective date through June 30, 2029;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to execute and record on behalf of the County a Declaration of Restrictions limiting the County’s use of its real property located at 310 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, APN 059-140-042, in the Second District to the restricted uses set forth in Exhibit B of the Declaration of Restrictions for a period of 30 years, as well as execute and record on behalf of the County a Performance Deed of Trust encumbering County’s fee title interest in the aforementioned property as security for the County’s performance under the Community Care Expansion Program Funding Agreement (CCE-2378566416-051) and the related Declaration of Restrictions for the benefit of the Department of Social Services and lasting until the discharge of all County’s obligations to the Department of Social Services under the Performance Deed of Trust;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to execute any amendments to the Program Funding Agreement (CCE 2378566416-051) and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary to secure Community Care Expansion Program grant funds and participate in the program without having to return to the Board for approval, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
d) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain concurrence from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, General Services, and County Counsel before exercising the delegated authority under Recommended Actions a through d; and
e) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.