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Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between the California Department of Social Services and County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services - Resource Family Approval Program, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services (DSS), to implement a Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program from March 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017;
b) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, as an authorized individual to sign all necessary, duly approved documents and agreements for the RFA Program; and
c) Determine that the execution of the MOU is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3), finding that the execution of the Agreement is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.