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Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Authorization, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to accept $488,412.00 in FY 2025 HSGP federal funds as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) with a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028;
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer (CEO), the Director of OEM, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO) to act as Authorized Agents to apply 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 HSGP grant to provide grant funding for emergency management activities in the Santa Barbara Operational Area; and
c) Determine the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.