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Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding for Continuum of Care Program Activities and Project Applications for the Fiscal Year 2014 Continuum of Care Program Competition, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (Local CoC) regarding the County of Santa Barbara's roles as the Collaborative Applicant and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agency;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director or designee to submit project applications and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents to the Local CoC and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Clean and Sober Living, Continuum of Care (CoC) Planning, HMIS, HMIS Expansion I, and Lompoc Transformative Housing for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 CoC Program Competition; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the project is an organizational or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE).