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Consider recommendations regarding the 2019 State of California Emergency Solutions Grants Program Funding Application, as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Director or designee to submit a funding application in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) for the 2019 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program competition;
b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acceptance and administration of State ESG funds for 2019;
c) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee(s), to execute all certifications, standard forms, and grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the FY2017 grant agreement and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of 2019 State ESG funds;
d) Approve recommendations for the distribution of 2019 State ESG funds, as follows:
i) Direct staff to allocate 2019 State ESG funds to the 2018 State ESG recipients in the same proportionate amounts for the same projects awarded through the 2018 State ESG Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) if the 2019 State ESG award is within 20% of the 2018 State ESG award amount of $336,401.00; and
ii) Direct staff to issue a 2019 State ESG local NOFA if the 2019 State ESG award is 20% more or less than the 2018 State ESG award amount of $336,401.00; and
e) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and 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.