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Consider recommendations regarding execution of the State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Sub-recipient Agreement with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a sub-recipient agreement for the distribution of $444,960.00 in State of California PLHA grant funds with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County for delivery of a Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program for a term that begins March 8, 2022 and ends June 30, 2024;
b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director or designee to approve at his or her discretion and execute amendments on behalf of the County to approve changes to the sub-recipient operating budget, to extend the sub-recipient agreement’s term or award time of performance by up to 12 months, and approve necessary administrative changes, throughout the term of the sub-recipient agreement; and
c) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.