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Consider recommendations regarding a Lease, License Agreement, and Sub-Recipient Agreement for the property located at 6549 El Colegio for the Provision of Housing Navigation Services and Operation of an Emergency Shelter, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, or designee, to execute a lease for up to one year with El Colegio 6549, LLC to facilitate establishment of an emergency shelter (Parcel Number 075-034-005) located at 6549 El Colegio Rd, Goleta CA 93117, commencing June 15, 2021 through May 31, 2022 with a monthly rent of $31,500.00 (the Lease);
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, until otherwise ordered by the Board, to exercise the option described in Section 4 of the Lease to extend the term of the Lease for one additional year from June 2022 through May 2023 at an increased monthly rent amount of $33,750.00, subject to the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller and the availability of funds;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair, or designee, to execute the Option Agreement, included to the Lease, which provides for the County an option to purchase 6549 El Colegio Rd, Goleta CA 93117 from El Colegio 6549, LLC for a purchase price of $6,300,000.00 conditioned upon closing on or before December 30, 2021. Future Board approval will be required in order to exercise the option to purchase;
d) Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20128.5, authorize the Director of General Services, or their designee, to award job orders not to exceed $100,000.00 under existing job order contracts to prepare the 6549 El Colegio Rd, Goleta CA 93117 property for ADA compliance and interior work, subject to: the authorized contract limits, the availability of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program navigation center funds, and the provision of adequate bonds and other security for completing the project;
e) Approve and authorize the Chair, or designee, to execute a license agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter setting forth the responsibilities of each party for operating the shelter on the property through May 31, 2023;
f) Authorize the Chair, or designee, to execute a subrecipient agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter for $1,229,400.00, using $672,800.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) CARES (ESG-CV) funds and $556,600.00 in HHAP program funds allocated through the State of California to provide essential services and operation of an Emergency Shelter at 6549 El Colegio Rd, Goleta CA 93117, beginning July 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022 with an option to renew an additional year; and
g) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), finding that the actions consist of specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, finding that the actions consist of the leasing, licensing and minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.