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Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Subrecipient Agreements and Funding Commitment Letters, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute the following State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the following subrecipients:
i) $9,823.00 to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO) for Home Repair in Santa Maria; and
ii) $31,542.00 to Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc. for At-risk Homelessness Assistance;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute State of California PLHA Funding Commitment Letter to People’s Self-Help Housing for a $453,700.00 extension and $612,643.00 in new funding for Heritage View;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board, pursuant to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute a Community Development Block Grant Public Services (CDBG PS) Subrecipient Agreement between the County and Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County for $41,530.00 for Emergency Shelters;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute the following Human Services Commission General Fund (HSC GF) Second Amendment to a Subrecipient Agreement between the County and Good Samaritan Shelter for $50,000.00 for Freedom Warming Centers;
e) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute the following CDBG Capital Funding Commitment Letters to the following entities:
i) $247,794.00 to CAPSLO for Home Repair Program;
ii) $500,000.00 to CommUnify for Fesler Childcare Center;
iii) $200,000.00 to St. Vincent’s Institution for Family Strengthening Program Roof Replacement; and
iv) $310,240.00 to Turner Foundation for Westside Apartment Communities Window Replacement;
f) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute the following HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Funding Commitment Letters to the following entities:
i) $100,156.00 for City of Lompoc Tenant-Based Rental Assistance;
ii) $150,000.00 for City of Santa Maria Tenant-Based Rental Assistance;
iii) $1,500,000.00 for Brisa Encina; and
iv) $1,000,000.00 for Perkins Place;
g) Approve the proposed revisions to the Human Services Commission (HSC) bylaws; and
h) 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.