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Consider recommendations regarding the Execution of State of California Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Agreements for 2018 and 2019, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute subrecipient agreements for the distribution of 2018 State of California Emergency Solutions Grant Program (State ESG) funds with the following providers in the specified amounts:
i) $160,782.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for the Emergency Shelter and Rapid Re-housing project;
ii) $80,000.00 to NBCC dba New Beginnings Counseling Center for the Safe Parking, Rapid Rehousing and Homeless Outreach Program; and
iii) $86,173.00 to PATH Santa Barbara for the PATH Santa Barbara Emergency Shelter project;
b) Authorize the Director of Community Services to execute amendments to the above subrecipient agreements that extend the terms by up to two years and increase the agreement amounts by up to 120% of the above award amounts if the following conditions are met: (1) the 2019 State ESG award to the County is within 20% of the 2018 State ESG award to the County; (2) each subrecipient is in full compliance with the terms of their respective subrecipient agreements and have adequately performed as demonstrated by program monitoring and reporting; and (3) the terms of the amendment otherwise comply with all applicable program rules and State and Federal statutes and regulations; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and 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 project is a 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 physical impact on the environment.