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Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Behavioral Wellness’ Acceptance of a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant for the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program Expansion Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to submit and execute an application, including the required certifications and assurances, for grant funds from the SAMHSA of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services in support of the expansion of the Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness AOT Program (Program) in the amount of $499,991.00 per year for budget period September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025 (year 1), and assuming funding is available and County is compliant with all requirements, $499,991.00 for the period from September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026 (year 2), $499,991.00 for the period from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027 (year 3), and $499,991.00 for the period from September 30, 2027 through September 29, 2028 (year 4);
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to accept the AOT Program Expansion Project grant award from SAMHSA (Award Number 1H79SM089819-01) in the amount of $499,991.00 for year 1;
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to accept AOT Program Expansion Project grant awards from SAMHSA in the amount of $499,991.00 per year for years 2 through 4 without having to return to the Board for approval, provided that the grant awards for years 2 through 4 are substantially based on the terms and conditions of the grant award for year 1 and concurrence is first obtained from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010167 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 to increase Appropriations of $374,993.00 in the Behavioral Wellness Department, Mental Health Services Act Fund, for Salaries and Benefits ($289,640.00) and for Services and Supplies ($85,353.00) funded by unanticipated revenue from the AOT grant award; and
e) Determine that the above actions are 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, and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.