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Consider recommendations regarding Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) Broadband Grant Acceptance and an Agreement with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) for LATA Grant Implementation, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement and with the review and concurrence of the County Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor-Controller’s Offices, with SBCAG in an amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000.00 for the Santa Barbara Connectivity Preparation Project using the LATA Grant funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC);
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Executive Officer’s designee’s signature on behalf of the County of a LATA Consent Form agreeing and accepting all grant terms, conditions and requirements set forth in the Resolution adopted by the CPUC as part of a LATA grant and authorize the County Executive Officer or designee to sign any documents required in connection with the grant;
c) Approve and authorize the County Executive Officer, or designee to approve minor amendments to the Agreement per Agreement section XXIII and to shift funding between budgeted categories in Exhibit B so long as the cost of the Agreement is not increased; and
d) 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 actions consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms 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.