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Consider recommendations regarding approval for the County of Santa Barbara to submit two joint applications for State No Place Like Home (NPLH) competitive funds with: (1) the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, and (2) Thompson Housing, LLC; and adopt two Resolutions authorizing the Department of Behavioral Wellness to act on behalf of the County in connection with possible awards of NPLH funds, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution that:
i) Authorizes the County to submit a joint application with the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HACSB) as developer-borrower to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) for NPLH competitive loan funds in the amount of $9,483,896.00 for the proposed development of a supportive affordable housing project at a lot bounded by Camino Vista and Los Carneros in Goleta, California (APN 073-060-032); and
ii) If funds are awarded, authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or her designee, to act on behalf of the County in connection with an award of NPLH competitive program funds;
b) Adopt a Resolution that:
i) Authorizes the County to submit a joint application with Thompson Housing, LLC to the State HCD for NPLH competitive loan funds in the amount of $2,964,445.00 for the proposed development of a supportive affordable housing project at 80 North Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara California (APN 067-200-005); and
ii) If funds are awarded, authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or her designee, to act on behalf of the County in connection with an award of NPLH competitive program funds;
c) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or her designee, to return to the Board for further direction prior to exercising the authority delegated to her pursuant to Recommended Actions a) and b); and
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and Public Resources Code section 21163.1, which states that a decision by a public agency to seek funding from the NPLH Program does not constitute a “project”.