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Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Services Agreement with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County (FSA) for Alcohol and Drug Program and Mental Health Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with FSA (a local vendor) (Board Contract [BC] No. 23-125) to terminate the Managed Care Mental Health/Brief Therapy Services Program, effective June 30, 2026; to add the Mental Health Services Community Based Access Program and Behavioral Health Services Act Housing Interventions Rental Assistance Program, effective July 1, 2026; to update program budget and service type requirements; to add the FY 2026-2027 Federal Award Identification table; and reduce the contract amount by $719,295.00 for a revised, total maximum contract amount not to exceed $7,721,843.00, inclusive of $632,000.00 in Alcohol and Drug Program funding ($158,000.00 per FY) and $7,089,843.00 in Mental Health funding ($2,832,230.00 for FY 2023-2024, $3,084,245.00 for FY 2024-2025, $873,368.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $300,000.00 for FY 2026-2027), with no change to the contract term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to amend services locations and program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-9 and A-10 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-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physic...
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