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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendments to Telecare Corporation and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for Adult Crisis Residential Mental Health Services Agreements, Fiscal Years (FY) 2018-2020, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (not a local vendor), for the provision of adult crisis residential mental health services in south Santa Barbara County, to extend the contract through December 31, 2020 and increase the contract amount by $695,442.00 for the period July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,314,805.00 for the period of May 28, 2019 to December 31, 2020, inclusive of $228,479.00 for FY 2018-2019, $1,390,884.00 for FY 2019-2020, and $695,442.00 for FY 2020-2021;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation, a California Corporation (not a local vendor), for the provision of adult crisis residential mental health services in north Santa Barbara County, to extend the contract through December 31, 2020 and increase the contract amount by $1,536,683.00 for the period July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,610,825.00 for the period of May 28, 2019 to December 31, 2020, inclusive of $168,894.00 for FY 2018-2019, $2,905,248.00 for FY 2019-2020, and $1,536,683.00 for FY 2020-2021;
c) Delegate to the Director of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to reallocate funds between funding sources at her discretion during the term of the agreement without altering the Maximum Contract Amount; adjust or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate based on operating needs; amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures in Exhibit E of the agreement; or make immaterial changes to the agreement, all without requiring a formal amendment, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are governmental fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant impact on the environment.