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Consider recommendations regarding ratification of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Consolidated Application, as follows:
a) Ratify the submission of the 2026 CoC Collaborative Application and related documents to HUD totaling $7,367,270.00 including recommended CoC community project applications, Community Services Department (CSD) project applications (collectively, the “CoC Projects”) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 HUD CoC Program Competition;
b) Authorize the CSD Director, or their designee, to take the following actions required for the application for, and acceptance of, HUD CoC Program competition funds awarded to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC:
i) Execute FY 2026 CSD CoC Program grant agreements and related documents with HUD for the four CSD project applications that are part of the CoC Collaborative Application, in a form substantially similar to the previously approved and executed FY 2024-2025 CoC grant agreements, in the following estimated amounts, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents, subject to review and concurrence by Auditor-Controller and County Counsel including any reservation of rights the County may need to assert:
1) $191,944.00 for operation of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS);
2) $147,900.00 for operation of the Coordinated Entry System (CES);
3) $324,468.00 for Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC Planning; and
4) $398,197.00 for renewal of the Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) grant to extend this scattered site project grant;
ii) Authorize the CSD director to execute any other HUD CoC Program Competition related documents as required by HUD subject to review and concurrence by Auditor-Controller and County Counsel including any reservation of rights the County may need to assert; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the Califo...
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