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Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) Grant, Fifth Round Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2018, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution which authorizes the Director of the Behavioral Wellness Department to accept grant funding awarded by the CHFFA for the SB 82 Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program, fifth round funding, for the period of May 26, 2016 to December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Behavioral Wellness Department to approve day to day grant transactions without returning to the Board as long as those transactions correspond to the activities presented in the grant application;
c) Authorize General Services/Real Property to research the availability of appropriate properties for purchase to facilitate the purpose of the CHFFA Grant, initiate discussions with owners and/or agents of those properties to determine terms and conditions of a prospective purchase, and return to the Board for approval prior to entering into any binding contractual commitments; and
d) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the 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 in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.