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Consider recommendations regarding Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG), contracts for services from Family Service Agency (FSA) and Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with FSA to provide counseling services to youth participating in Juvenile Drug Court, through the JABG in the Santa Barbara and Lompoc geographic areas for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016, with a total contract amount not to exceed $9,004.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA to provide Teen Court case management services to youth diverted to Teen Court, through the JABG in the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc geographical areas for FY 2015-2016, with a total contract amount not to exceed $14,355.00; and
c) Determine that the approval of the Agreements are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 150619b)(3), finding that the activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.