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Consider recommendations regarding a Department of Justice (DOJ) Human Trafficking Grant Award Agreement with the District Attorney’s Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United States DOJ accepting the Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking grant award totaling $950,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any amendments to extend the term of the grant agreement through September 30, 2027, and to accept additional grant funding in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009398 to increase expenditures in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $85,000.00 in District Attorney's Office General Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits ($25,000.00) and Services and Supplies ($60,000.00), funded by unanticipated revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue-Federal (4/5 vote required); and
d) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because it consists 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.