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Consider recommendations regarding authorization of funding from Third District 990 fund balance for $10,000.00 for a Joint Grant Management Agreement between the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, the County of Santa Barbara, City of Solvang, and City of Buellton for a joint submission for the Caltrans 2024-2025 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Joint Grant Management Agreement (Agreement) between the County of Santa Barbara, the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, the City of Solvang, and the City of Buellton to support a grant application and potential award under Caltrans 2024-2025 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program with a period of performance from December 5, 2023 through the end date of the grant if awarded with a total amount not to exceed $40,000.00 ($10,000.00 from each entity);
b) Approve and authorize the contribution of, and not-to-exceed an amount of $10,000.00, from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Third District General County Programs Department 990 discretionary funding for the Agreement;
c) Find that coordination on this Joint Grant Management Agreement provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and
d) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.