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Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Northpointe d/b/a equivant for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with equivant, (BC 23220) to amend Section 2, Notices, to update the Contractor's address; Section 4, Term, to extend the contract period; delete the existing Statement of Work in its entirety and replace it with a revised Statement of Work; amend Exhibit B, Payment Arrangements, Section A, to increase the total contract amount to $481,275.00; and place Exhibit B, Attachment B-1, Schedule of Fees, in its entirety to increase the contract total by $192,023.00, and the Grand Total to $481,275.00;
b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent changes to the agreement, including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements, amending service locations, and adding program goals, outcomes, and measures, and reallocation of funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Changes can be made as long as the total contract amount of the agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment extend the term of the agreement; and
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that these activities may have a ...
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