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Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a $50,000.00 Grant for Operation Stonegarden, addressing transnational smuggling crimes, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Accept a $50,000.00 grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, administered by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department to reimburse the County of Santa Barbara for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office continued assistance to the Federal Department of Homeland Security to combat the continuing trend of transnational smuggling of people and controlled substances, occurring within and through Santa Barbara County during the Federal Fiscal Year 2018, retroactive to September 1, 2018 and continue in effect until May 31, 2021;
b) Authorize the Sheriff to sign the Fiscal Year 2018 Operation Stonegarden Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), and since this is a reoccurring grant, any future Operation Stonegarden MOA’s;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request 0006341recognizing $50,000.00 of revenue and appropriate amounts for Salaries and Benefits in the Sheriff's Office budget; and
d) Determine that the above recommended action is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed action consists solely of 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.