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Consider recommendations regarding a Grant Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the California Arts Council (CAC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 State-Local Partner (SLP) Program, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Community Services Department Director, or his designee, to execute an agreement (Agreement) with the CAC to memorialize the terms and conditions of a grant in the amount of $75,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, for the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture (SBCOAC) to support countywide arts administration through the SLP Program;
b) Authorize the Community Services Department Director, or his designee, to accept the second-year grant allocation from the CAC and execute any necessary amendments or agreements for FY 2027-2028, subject to State appropriation of funds and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because they consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment.