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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Approval of the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Action Plan and FY 2021, FY 2022, and FY 2023 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a staff report on the Santa Barbara County 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan (FY 2024 Action Plan), which includes recommendations for awards of CDBG and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for FY 2024-2025;
b) Receive and file a staff report on the FY 2021, FY 2022, and FY 2023 Santa Barbara County Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments (Substantial Amendments), which includes recommendations for awards of prior-year CDBG funds for use on projects in FY 2024-2025;
c) Consider public comments received on the draft FY 2024 Action Plan and Substantial Amendments during the thirty (30) day public comment period, which commenced on April 5, 2024, and concludes at the May 7, 2024 public hearing on this item;
d) Approve funding awards as recommended and direct staff to include the awards in the FY 2024 Action Plan and Substantial Amendments;
e) Approve the Contingency Plans for CDBG funding awards as outlined herein, if the actual FY 2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocation is more or less than the amount estimated;
f) Adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of the FY 2024 Action Plan and Substantial Amendments to HUD;
g) Direct staff to finalize the FY 2024 Action Plan and Substantial Amendments, add any public comments received, and submit the FY 2024 Action Plan and Substantial Amendments to HUD;
h) Authorize the County Executive Officer or her designee to execute all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of FY 2024 CDBG and HOME funds, and authorize the County Executive Officer or her designee to execute all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents required for the submittal to and approval by HUD of the FY 2024 Action Plan; and
i) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of 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 project is a 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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY