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Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 -2016 Human Services Commission Agreements for the award of General Fund Grants, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following Human Services Commission agreements for the award of General Fund grants with the following eight (8) non-profit organizations:
i) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent
Contractor with Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc. for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
ii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Action Commission, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
iii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Catholic Charities, for a total contract amount not to exceed $35,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
iv) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Domestic Violence Solutions, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
v) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent
Contractor with Child Abuse and Listening Mediation (CALM), for a total contract amount not to exceed $100,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
vi) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent
Contractor with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00, through June 30, 2016;
vii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent
Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelters, Inc., for a total contract amount not to exceed $110,000.00 through June 30, 2016; and
viii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent
Contractor with Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00, through June 30, 2016; and
b) Determine that each of the approvals and execution of the Human Services Commission agreements for the award of General Fund grants are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are 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 activities may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.