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Consider recommendations regarding the 2019 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Recognize that the County of Santa Barbara, City of Santa Barbara, City of Lompoc and City of Santa Maria have agreed to combine designated Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 JAG funding for the purposes of maintaining, training and equipping the Santa Barbara Countywide Bomb Squad;
b) Allow members of the public an opportunity to provide comments relating to the intended use of Local JAG funding. Local JAG funds will not be released by the Department of Justice until 30 days after the Board of Supervisors reviews the Local JAG funding proposal and the public is given an opportunity to provide comment on the use of Local JAG funding;
c) Authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute a grant agreement with the United States Department of Justice, upon review and approval of County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller, or their designees, when the anticipated JAG funding is awarded;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007144 to increase appropriations of $93,762.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Equipment, Services and supplies ($93,762.00) by unanticipated revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue - Federal;
e) Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Certifications of Assurances and the Inter-local Agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara, the Inter-local Agreement between the City of Santa Maria and the County of Santa Barbara and the Inter-local Agreement between the City of Lompoc and the County of Santa Barbara; and
f) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(4), in that it involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities.