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Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations from the Giebrich 2007 Trust, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a $10,061.03 donation from the Giebrich 2007 Trust designated to be used in the Santa Barbara area;
b) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a $10,061.04 donation from the Giebrich 2007 Trust designated to be used in the Santa Maria area;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004901 to increase appropriations in the Public Health Department’s Animal Services General Fund Services and Supplies and Restricted Fund Balance for operational costs related to the welfare of animals funded by $20,122.07 in unanticipated revenue from the Giebrich 2007 Trust; and
d) Determine that these activities are not the approval of a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is not a project as it is the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.