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Consider recommendations regarding a Racial Equity Grant Program Contract with The Fund for Santa Barbara, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Determine that The Fund for Santa Barbara operates grant making programs that are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the County;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services with The Fund for Santa Barbara for administration of a Racial Equity Grant Program for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $275,000.00 for the period of January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026;
c) Direct staff to return to the Board to consider the Fund’s grant recommendations in accordance with the Agreement;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008669 necessary to adjust current year appropriations; and
e) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because they consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment; and CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) because they consist of government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.