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Consider recommendations regarding Subrecipient Agreements to extend the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) in Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following subrecipient agreements for the distribution of California Health and Human Services Agency Department of Social Services (CA-DSS) funds to the following subrecipients in the specified amounts:
i) Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS), allocating $130,000.00 in CA-DSS funds for ongoing HDAP outreach, case management, housing assistance and disability benefits advocacy (not including legal services) to be fully expended by June 30, 2025; and
ii) Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (Legal Aid), allocating $90,000.00 in CA-DSS funds for ongoing HDAP disability benefits advocacy and legal services to be fully expended by June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute subrecipient agreements for the distribution of HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds to the following subrecipients in the specified amounts:
i) GSS, allocating $530,000.00 in HOME-ARP funds for ongoing outreach, case management, and housing assistance and disability benefits advocacy (not including legal services) as part of the local HDAP program to be fully expended by June 30, 2025; and
ii) Legal Aid, for $150,000.00 in HOME-ARP funds for ongoing disability benefits advocacy and legal support services as part of local HDAP program; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions involve the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.