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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission application for California Arts Council State Local Partnership Program (SLPP) Grant, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution that designates the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission to serve as the County partner in the State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), authorizes the Arts Commission to submit an application for a 2016-2017 SLPP grant to the California Arts Council, and approves and authorizes the Arts Commission to execute the grant agreement if awarded by the California Arts Council; (Please note: The California Arts Council requires Board approval to submit the grant application, the actual application will not be available until May 2016.)
b) Approve and authorize the Executive Director of the Arts Commission or designee to execute the 2016-2017 SLPP grant agreement with the California Arts Council in a form substantially similar to the draft grant agreement and upon review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager or their designees if the SLPP grant is awarded; and
c) Determine that the adoption of the Resolution and execution of the grant agreement are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not a project as they are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption.