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Consider recommendations regarding approval for the County of Santa Barbara to adopt a revised Resolution authorizing the Department of Behavioral Wellness to act on behalf of the County in connection with the award of State No Place Like Home (NPLH) Program funds, as follows:
a) Adopt a revised Resolution, as required for a NPLH application, that authorizes the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to act on behalf of the County in connection with an award of NPLH competitive loan funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, and to enter into, execute, and deliver any and all documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence the loan of NPLH Program funds, the County’s obligations related thereto, and the State HCD’s security therefore, for the proposed development of supportive affordable housing (Hollister Lofts) (APN 061-040-030);
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, unless otherwise directed by the Board, to act on behalf of County in connection with the $4,822,998.00 award of NPLH Program loan funds to the Housing Authority for the County of Santa Barbara for its proposed Hollister Lofts development;
c) Direct the Director of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to return to the Board for further direction prior to exercising the authority delegated to her pursuant to Recommended Actions a and b and to obtain concurrence from Risk Management, the Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel before exercising the authority; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions 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 action is the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and the Public Resources Code section 21163.1 finding that a decision by a public agency to seek funding from, or the Department of Housing and Community Development’s awarding of funds pursuant to, the NPLH Program does not constitute a “project”.