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Consider recommendations regarding First Amendments to the California Department of Social Services Community Care Expansion Preservation Program (CCE-PP) Operating Subsidy Payments (OSP) Agreements with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba Mental Wellness Center (MWC) for the preservation of Casa Juana Maria and Polly’s House; and with PathPoint for the preservation of Phoenix House, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the California Department of Social Services CCE-PP OSP Agreement with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba MWC, (a local vendor) (Board Contract No. 24-245), for the preservation of licensed residential adult and senior care facility “Casa Juana Maria,” located at 106 Juana Maria Street, Santa Barbara (First District), to update the funds disbursement model to a flat rate model, resulting in no change to the total maximum funding amount of $100,000.00 and no change to the contract term of April 8, 2025, through June 30, 2029;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the California Department of Social Services CCE-PP OSP Agreement with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba MWC, (a local vendor) (Board Contract No. 24-246), for the preservation of licensed residential adult and senior care facility “Polly’s House,” located at 1801 Bath Street, Santa Barbara (First District), to update the funds disbursement model to a flat rate model, resulting in no change to the total maximum funding amount of $100,000.00 and no change to the contract term of April 8, 2025 through June 30, 2029;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the California Department of Social Services CCE-PP OSP Agreement with PathPoint, (a local vendor) (Board Contract No. 24-242), for the preservation of licensed residential adult and senior care facility “Phoenix House,” located at 107 East Micheltorena Street, Santa Barbara (First District), to update the funds disbursement model to a flat rate model, resulting in no change to the total maximum funding amount of $224,869.00 and no change to the contract term of April 8, 2025, through June 30, 2029; and
d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.