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Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System and Mental Health Services Act Agreement for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 and the First Amendment to the Driving Under the Influence and Penal Code 1000 Drug Diversion Revenue Agreement for FYs 2020-2023, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA (BC 21-013), a California nonprofit (a local vendor), to update language for compliance with county, state, and federal requirements; add an additional Medi-Cal-certified facility to provide Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Outpatient Services and Intensive Outpatient Services; and add $1,165,046.00 in Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) funding for total Maximum Agreement Amount not to exceed $7,855,912.00, consisting of $7,528,966.00 in ADP funding with $2,194,640.00 for FY 21-22, $2,667,163.00 for FY 22-23, and $2,667,163.00 for FY 23-24, and $326,946.00 in Mental Health Services (MHS) funding with $108,982.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, subject to annual Board appropriation of budgeted funds;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Penal Code 1000 Drug Diversion (PC 1000) Revenue Agreement with Independent Contractor, CADA, a California nonprofit (a local vendor), to update language for compliance with county, state, and federal requirements and update DUI program rates, effective July 1, 2022, as approved by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with a projected revenue of $9,000.00 per year for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023;
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to make immaterial changes to the Services Agreement (BC 21-013) per Section 26 of the Services Agreement; authorize additional services per Exhibit A-7 of the Services Agreement; amend program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-7 of the Services Agreement; reallocate funds between funding sources per Exhibits B ADP and MHS of the Services Agreement; adjust the provisional rate per Exhibits B ADP and MHS of the Services Agreement; approve use of the County Maximum Allowable rate be waived for settlement purposes in the year-end cost settlement per Exhibit B MHS of the Services Agreement; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibits E ADP and MHS of the Services Agreement, all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without requiring formal amendment of the Services Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
d) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to make immaterial changes to the Revenue Agreement in accordance with Section 25 of the Revenue Agreement without requiring a formal amendment to the Revenue Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
e) 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.