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Consider recommendations regarding a Board Contract Renewal with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2024, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (not a local vendor), for the provision of mental health services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $8,041,460.00 inclusive of $4,020,730.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024;
b) Delegate to the Director of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, the authority suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2 through A-6 of the Agreement; reallocate the subsidy per Exhibit B of the Agreement; reallocate of funds between funding sources or programs or revise or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate per Exhibit B of the Agreement; amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E of the Agreement, all 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 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.