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Consider recommendations regarding Action Plan Amendments and Execution of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient Agreement with Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize a Substantial Amendment to the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan (Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Action Plan Amendment) for submittal to Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which removes $280,000.00 in federal CDBG funds for the Bridgehouse Utility Extension project, and adds $300,000.00 in federal CDBG funds for the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Kitchen Rehabilitation project;
b) Approve and authorize a Substantial Amendment to the 2023-24 Annual Action Plan (FY 2023 Action Plan Amendment) for submittal to HUD, which removes $300,000.00 in federal CDBG funds for the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Kitchen Rehabilitation project, and adds $280,000.00 in federal CDBG funds for the Bridgehouse Utility Extension project;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute a CDBG Subrecipient Agreement in the amount of $300,000.00 between the County and Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria, a California non-profit public benefit corporation (Girls Inc.), and delegate to the Director of the Community Services Department authority to approve and execute amendments on behalf of the County to make any one or more of the following changes; and
i) Revisions to the amounts in each budget line item, provided that the overall amount of the CDBG funds is not increased, and additions to or deletions of line items in the budget, provided that all expenditures are eligible under the CDBG Program;
ii) Administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary in order to conform with federal, state, or local governmental laws and regulations; and
iii) Changes extending the length of the contract term up to a maximum of six months;
d) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are 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.