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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County to provide community-based child abuse and neglect prevention services for a total contract amount not to exceed $175,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027;
b) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to adjust the Line Item Budget of the Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County dba Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center Agreement without exceeding the total contract amount;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to provide consent under Section 18 of the Agreement for Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County to subcontract services without exceeding the total contract amount and subject to concurrence of County Counsel; and
d) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.