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Consider recommendations regarding the Services Agreement with Our Healing Center for Mental Health Services for Fiscal Years 2026-2028, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Our Healing Center (a local vendor) for short-term residential therapeutic program and in-home behavioral services for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, inclusive of $500,000.00 per Fiscal Year;
b) Delegate authority to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to (i) make immaterial changes to the Agreement as provided in Section 25 of the Agreement; (ii) modify the Services per Exhibits A-1; (iii) modify the staffing requirements per Exhibits A-1 and A-2; (iv) amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures as provided in Exhibit A-1 and A-2 of the Agreement; (v) suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience as provided in Exhibit AA; (vi) reallocate funds between funding sources as provided in Section 6.A of Exhibit B of the Agreement; (vii) incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes to Section 3. B.2 in Exhibit B (if applicable); and (viii) and allow for rate changes to or otherwise update Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-3 (if applicable) for County's operational reasons, as well as make rate changes to or otherwise update Exhibit B-3 (if applicable) for multi-year contracts annually. All actions shall not alter the total maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors' approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors' 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 actio...
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