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Consider recommendations regarding the submission of an Encampment Resolution Funding Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD), as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara, to submit an Application requesting over $10,000,000.00, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents, to the State HCD for the countywide collaborative to be selected for participation in the fifth round of the California Encampment Resolution Funding (CERF-5) program;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director to execute all certifications, standard forms, and a grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the California Encampment Resolution Funding Round 3 (CERF-3) Standard Agreement between the County and the State dated September 19, 2024, and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of CERF-5 State funds, subject to concurrence of County Counsel and Auditor; and
c) Determine the above recommended actions are not the approval of 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 are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.