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Consider recommendations regarding Psynergy Programs, Inc. Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2027 Services Agreement for Institutions for Mental Diseases Adult Residential Care, Renewal, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement of Services of Independent Contractor with Psynergy Programs, Inc. (not a local vendor) for the provision of Adult Residential Care services for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $8,489,220.00, inclusive of $2,829,740.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, amend client caseload and program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2, adjust service location(s) of the program per Exhibit A-2, reallocate funds between funding sources, incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates, and activate the Contingency Invoicing Plan per Exhibit B, may make rate changes to or otherwise update Exhibit B-3 Mental Health Services (MHS) for multi-year contracts annually, may make a monthly decision on whether to use the Contingency Invoicing Plan considering the prevailing circumstances and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, 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 that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the ...
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