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Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Ventura for Psychiatric Health Facility Emergency Mutual Aid for Fiscal Years 2026-2031, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness to execute, on behalf of the County, a MOU with the County of Ventura for emergency mutual aid of inpatient clients at each County’s Psychiatric Health Facility in the event of an emergency situation requiring evacuation for the duration of the emergency and based on available capacity for the period from execution by the parties through November 30, 2031;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness to execute an amendment to an MOU, as follows:
i) Modify measures of reimbursement and billing and payment terms; and
ii) To extend the term for a period not to exceed five years on substantially the same terms and conditions and with any changes consistent with the original purpose of the MOU, subject to review and concurrence by Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel, and subject to the Board’s revocation of each 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) and (b)(5), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.