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Consider recommendations regarding the Execution of State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Subrecipient Agreement with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a subrecipient agreement with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County, for a term that begins May 14, 2024, and ends December 31, 2025 (Subrecipient Agreement) for the distribution of $374,793.00 in State of California PLHA grant funds for delivery of a Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program;
b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director, or his designee, to approve and execute amendments to the Subrecipient Agreement, as necessary to revise Budget line items, provided the total Budget is not increased, to extend the term by up to 12 months, and to approve necessary administrative changes to the Subrecipient Agreement that are necessary to conform with Federal, State, and local laws, guidelines, policies, and funding amounts; and
c) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.