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Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Funding and Submission of Planning Grant Request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Department Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara in its role as the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant, to submit to HUD all documents related to the award of $5,167,564.00 in Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) grant funding, which includes a $515,700.00 planning budget to facilitate the creation of the Coordinated Community Plan (CCP), non-County community project applications, written commitments of fund match as necessary, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute YHDP Grant Agreements and Scopes of Work with HUD; and
c) Determine that the 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 projects are 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.