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Consider recommendations regarding the execution of a Professional Services Agreement for $80,848.00 with Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) for grant support services required by the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement that will provide funding in the amount of $80,848.00 from the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of HUD to FBSMV for Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program compensation of youth and FBSMV staff contributing to development of the Coordinated Community Plan, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), recruitment of Review and Rank Committee, Project Monitoring, and Youth Action Board (YAB) attendance and management (Professional Services Agreement);
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to authorize and execute amendments to the Professional Services Agreement within the limits set forth therein; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.