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Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Services Agreement with the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) for Substance Use Prevention Services and Mental Health Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement of Services for Independent Contractor with CADA, (Board Contract No. 23-091), a California nonprofit (a local vendor), to update certain standard terms and conditions in compliance with state and federal requirements; terminate the Mental Health Services: Carpinteria Support, Treatment, Advocacy and Referral Team (START) Program (Exhibit A-6), ending June 21, 2025; to replace the Schedule of Codes within the Exhibit B-3-ADP; and to increase the total maximum contract amount by $216,300.00, for a revised total maximum contract amount of $15,318,750.00, inclusive of $15,126,350.00 in Alcohol and Drug Program funding ($3,606,650.00 for FY 2023-2024 and $3,839,900.00 per FY for FYs 2024-2027) and $192,400.00 in Mental Health funding for FY 2023-2024, with no change to the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027;
i) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness issuance of a Notice of Intent to Partially Terminate Agreement;
ii) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness' issuance of a Notice of Partial Termination of the Agreement; and
iii) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to take actions necessary for the wind-down the portion of the Agreement being terminated, subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
b) 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 actions are governmental funding mechanisms ...
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