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Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for Case Manager Services from Community Action Commission for Youthful Offender Block Grant, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Action Commission (CAC) to provide case management services to wards on Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) caseloads, through the YOBG, in the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc geographic areas for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016, with a total Contract amount not to exceed $181,500.00; and
b) Determine that the approval of the Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that this activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.