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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2026 Community Services Department Homelessness Update to the Board of Supervisors, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and file a presentation on homelessness in the County of Santa Barbara to ensure compliance with State of California and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, including:
i) 2026 Sheltered Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory Count;
ii) Review of calendar year 2025 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data;
iii) Encampment Resolution Strategy Progress Report;
iv) Local, State, and Federal funding to address homelessness overview; and
v) The future of homelessness response in the County; and
b) Determine that 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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE