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Consider recommendations regarding the Termination of Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Services Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter and New FYs 2023-2027 Services Agreement for Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) and Mental Health Services (MHS), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the termination of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter (BC 21-031) for convenience, effective June 30, 2023, to enter into a new services agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter as set forth below in Recommended Action B following the award of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Residential Treatment Services, Outpatient Treatment Services, and Recovery Residences Services Request for Proposals for FYs 2023-2027 to Good Samaritan Shelter;
i) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to issue a letter to Good Samaritan Shelter terminating the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement that is substantially similar to the draft provided; and
ii) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to take actions necessary for the winddown of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a multi-year Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter, a California nonprofit (a local vendor), for the provision of substance use disorder services and mental health services, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $29,826,414.00, inclusive of $26,579,114.00 ($7,072,799.00 for FY 2023-2024, $7,041,549.00 for FYs 2024-2025, $6,636,966.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $5,827,800.00 for FY 2026-2027) in ADP funding and $3,247,300.00 ($811,825.00 annually) in MHS funding for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively; make changes to the service locations per Exhibits A-2 through A-9 and A-11 through A-14; amend staffing requirements per Exhibits A-3, A-9, A-11, A-12, and A-14; reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibits B ADP and MHS; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibits E ADP and MHS, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.