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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for Veterans Employment-Related Assistance Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in the amount not to exceed $439,000.00 to provide Veterans Employment-Related Assistance Program services for the period starting August 18, 2020 through December 31, 2021;
b) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to extend the Agreement and allocate the amount of unused funds from the previous Fiscal Year budget to the next Fiscal Year Budget, subject to appropriations and budget approval;
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to reallocate the budgeted line items of the Agreement without exceeding the total contract amount;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006958 to establish funds for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 in the amount of $329,267.00 (Goodwill for $292,667.00 and WDB Salaries and Benefits for $36,600.00 in the Social Services Department in Fund 0058); and
e) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the above recommended actions 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 activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.