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Consider recommendations regarding HIV Program COVID Relief Grant Agreements, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of Public Health to execute Grant Agreement 19-11161 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to accept funding for the implementation of the HIV CARE Program COVID Relief Project in the amount not to exceed $49,586.00 for the Agreement period of April 15, 2020 through March 31, 2021;
b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director to make and sign all required certifications and to make Project Representative changes in accordance with the HIV CARE Program COVID Relief Project Grant Agreement 19-11161;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Award H7CHA37296 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act HR 748 for the implementation of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C EIS COVID-19 Response in the amount not to exceed $59,250.00 for the Agreement period of April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021;
d) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0007207 in the amount of $108,836.00 to establish appropriations for $108,836.00 of unanticipated revenue from CDPH and HRSA to increase Services and Supplies for FY 2020-2021 in the County’s financial system; and
e) Determine that the above actions are not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.