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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for Prison to Employment Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (Goodwill) (a local vendor) which presently provides employment development and subsidized employment services to felony probationers to provide Prison to Employment (P2E) Program services for a total contract amount not to exceed $316,848.00 from October 6, 2020 through June 30, 2022;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007191 to increase appropriations of $144,022.00 in the Probation Department General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated Other Funding Sources; increase appropriations of $144,022.00 in Social Services Department WIOA-WDB Fund for Other Financing Uses funded by a decrease in Services and Supplies; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the above recommended actions 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 the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.