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Consider recommendations regarding the Authority to Seek and Submit Grant Applications for Flood Control, Water Agency, and Project Clean Water for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:
a) Authorize the Deputy Director or designee to seek and apply for clean water projects and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2026-2027;
b) Find that the proposed action is related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality (CEQA) Act pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4);
Acting as the the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
c) Authorize the Deputy Director or designee to seek and apply for water related projects and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2026-2027;
d) Find that the proposed action is related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4);
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
e) Authorize the Deputy Director or designee to seek and apply for flood control, watershed management, fish passage projects, and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2026-2027; and
f) Find that the proposed action is related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on...
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