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Consider recommendations regarding a Public Health Department and Santa Barbara Foundation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Community Health Worker Capacity-Building Collaborative, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the MOU between the County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara Foundation to formalize their partnership as collaborative facilitators of the Central Coast Community Health Worker/Promotores/Health Representative (CHW/P/R) Capacity-Building Collaborative for the period of December 3, 2024 through February 1, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department to make immaterial amendments to the MOU between the Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara Foundation in accordance with the immaterial amendments section of the MOU, upon review and concurrence by County Counsel’s Office, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department to extend the term of the MOU between the Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara Foundation for an additional period up to three years, in accordance with the modifications and duration and termination sections of the MOU, upon review and approval by the Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegation at any time; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.