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Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Authorization, as follows: (4/5 Vote Requried)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency Management (OEM)to accept $201,528.00 in FY 2024 EMPG federal grant funds as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026;
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer (CEO), the Director OEM, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to act as Authorized Agents to apply for and submit grant applications, execute all required grant application documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions necessary for each application and subaward under the EMPG grant to provide grant funding for emergency management activities in the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant FY 2024. The Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions, and to receive Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel concurrence prior to executing grant agreements or memorandum of understanding; and
c) Determine that the proposed actions are related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4).