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Consider recommendations regarding the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA), Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Third Amendment and Termination, and FYs 2023-2027 New Services Agreement for Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) and Mental Health Services (MHS), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA (BC 21-013), a California nonprofit (a local vendor), to add $750,000.00 in ADP funding as the service volume was greater than anticipated at these sites for FY 2022-2023, for a new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $8,605,912.00, inclusive of $8,278,966.00 in ADP funding ($2,194,640.00 for FY 2021-2022, $3,417,163.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $2,667,163.00 for FY 2023-2024) and $326,946.00 in MHS funding ($108,982.00 per FY), for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the termination of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA (BC 21-013) for convenience, effective June 30, 2023, to enter into a new services agreement with CADA as set forth below in Recommended Action C following the award of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Outpatient Services and Residential Treatment Services Request for Proposals for FYs 2023-2027 to CADA;
i) Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to issue a letter to CADA 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;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a FYs 2023-2027 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA, a California nonprofit (a local vendor), for the provision of substance use disorder services for adolescents, youth, and adults and mental health services for youth, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $15,102,450.00, inclusive of $3,606,650.00 for FYs 2023-2024 and $3,575,400.00 annually for FYs 2024-2027, in ADP funding with a total ADP funding amount of $14,332,850.00 and $192,400.00 per FY in MHS funding with a total MHS funding amount of $769,600.00, 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 for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement; amend program staffing requirements and authorize additional services per Exhibit A-6; reallocate funds between funding sources per Exhibits B ADP and MHS; adjust the incentive rate 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
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that 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.