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Consider recommendations regarding the approval of the County Submission of a Grant in response to local super Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Funding, as follows:
a) Authorize the County Executive Office (CEO) or designee to apply for a grant for State HEAP funding by submitting the grant application, certifications, standard forms, and other related documents to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care through the County Community Services Department as the Administrative Entity for HEAP funding;
b) Direct the County Executive Officer or designee to return to the Board of Supervisors in January 2019 for review, approval, and execution of an agreement for the acceptance of grant funds and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the administration of HEAP funding among the multiple County departments that constitute the Multidisciplinary Intensive Case Management Team; and
c) Determine that the above 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 actions 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 physical impact on the environment.