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Consider recommendations regarding Subrecipient Agreements and Funding Commitment Letters, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute the following State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $100,000.00 to CommUnify for the Seniors Safe at Home project;
ii) $120,000.00 to Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County for their Home Repair Program;
iii) $175,000.00 to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. for their Home Repair Program;
iv) $100,000.00 to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara for Supportive Services Case Managers;
v) $100,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for its Housing and Disability Assistance Program;
vi) $150,000.00 to People’s Self Help Housing for their Down Payment Assistance program; and
vii) $150,000.00 to the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County for their Workforce Homebuyer Program;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025 to execute the following State of California PLHA Funding Commitment Letter between the County and the Subrecipient:
i) $453,700.00 to People’s Self Help Housing for Heritage View;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute the following Community Development Block Grant Public Services (CDBG PS) Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $70,000.00 to CALM Inc. for Parent Child Treatment;
ii) $50,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for Freedom Warming Centers;
iii) $30,000.00 to Channel Islands YMCA for Noah’s Anchorage Crisis Shelter;
iv) $7,300.00 to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County for Carpinteria Unit; and
v) $7,300.00 to People’s Self-Help Housing Corporation for Camino Scholars and College Club;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the funding recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025 to execute the following Human Services Commission General Fund (HSC GF) Subrecipient Agreements between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $110,000.00 to New Beginnings Counseling Center (NBCC) for Safe Parking and Rapid Rehousing;
ii) $105,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for Emergency Shelter;
iii) $70,000.00 to Savie Health Corp. for Primary Care and improvement to health;
iv) $57,500.00 to Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc. for Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc.;
v) $52,500.00 to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics for Health Safety Net;
vi) $52,500.00 to Foodbank of Santa Barbara County for Warehouse Operations;
vii) $52,500.00 Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizens Foundation for Senior Food Program and Meals on Wheels;
viii) $52,500.00 to Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County for Senior Services;
ix) $52,500.00 to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. for Health Care on Wheels;
x) $37,500.00 to Meals on Wheels - Santa Maria Valley, Inc. for Meals on Wheels - Santa Maria Valley;
xi) $30,000.00 to Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County for Family Violence Prevention Program;
xii) $26,250.00 to Standing Together to End Sexual Assault for Standing Together to End Sexual Assault;
xiii) $25,000.00 to North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center for North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center;
xiv) $25,000.00 to Hospice of Santa Barbara for Support for Marginalized Patients with a Life-Threatening Illness;
xv) $25,000.00 to Sarah House Santa Barbara for Sarah House: Final Home and Hospice Care;
xvi) $25,000.00 to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County for Buellton Unit; and
xvii) $25,000.00 to Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizens Foundation for Senior Medical Transportation;
e) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute the following CDBG Capital (CDBG Capital) Subrecipient Agreement between the County and the Subrecipient:
i) $206,153.00 to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County for a Homeowner Minor Home Repair Program;
f) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute the following CDBG Capital Funding Commitment Letters between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $629,200.00 to the City of Carpinteria for the Franklin Creek Trail Safety and Accessibility Improvements Project;
ii) $360,000.00 to CommUnify for the Brisa Encina Head Start Project; and
iii) $538,111.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for the Hedges House of Hope Rehabilitation Project;
g) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, pursuant to the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on May 13, 2024, to execute the following HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Funding Commitment Letter between the County and the Subrecipients:
i) $1,000,000.00 to Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara for Perkins Place; 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.