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Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Veterans Entering Treatment Services Grant, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Authorize the Director of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Department to accept grant funding awarded by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund the Veterans Entering Treatment Services program for the three-year period of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $325,000.00 annually;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0003093 increasing appropriations of $243,750.00 in the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Department/Alcohol Drug Programs Fund for the Veterans Entering Treatment Services program funded by grant funding from the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration;
c) Authorize the Director of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services to negotiate terms related to the Notice of Grant Award, including future amendments provided that the results of any such negotiations do not materially change the scope of the grants as originally supported by the Board; and
d) Determine under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that this activity is exempt from review on the basis that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.