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Consider recommendations regarding a contract renewal with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (Casa Pacifica), Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022; as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Casa Pacifica, a California nonprofit (a local vendor), for the provision of mental health services for a Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $3,745,338.00 for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; authorize additional services or amend program staffing requirement per Exhibits A-2 through A-6 of the Agreement; reallocate funds between funding sources, adjust the provisional rate, or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate for settlement purposes in the year end cost settlement, per Exhibit B Mental Health Services (MHS) of the Agreement; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E MHS of the Agreement, all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of such amendments, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that the above 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 is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.