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Consider recommendations regarding Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Contract Termination and New FYs 2023-2027 Service Contract, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the termination of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC (BC 21-060) for convenience, effective June 30, 2023, due to a new FYs 2023-2027 contract resulting from an award received from the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Narcotic Treatment Programs;
i) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to issue a letter to Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC 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 an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (not a local vendor), for the provision of substance use disorder services, for a total Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $20,073,600.00, inclusive of $5,018,400.00 per FY, 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 the services under the FYs 2023-2027 Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively; reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E of the Agreement 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 fiscal activities or funding mechanisms, 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.