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Consider recommendations regarding the Second Amendment to the Services Agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for Champion Healing Center Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) and Justice-Involved Conservatee (JIC) Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2028, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (BC 24-119) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local vendor) to update certain standard provisions for compliance with State and federal requirements or to clarify the obligations of the parties; update general mental health services provisions; extend the JIC program from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2027 to continue the minimum of four (4) additional beds for JIC program members for FY 2026-2027; with the flexibility to add two (2) additional MHRC beds when available; add a rate of $15.00 per member per day to cover ancillary services costs for uninsured members; and increase the contract amount by $1,181,800.00 for a revised, total maximum contract amount not to exceed $29,571,800.00, inclusive of $6,425,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, $7,790,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, $8,136,800.00 for FY 2026-2027, and $7,220,000.00 for FY 2027-2028, resulting in no change to the contract term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a governmental funding mechanism and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.