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Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Department of State Hospitals and the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for County Use of State Hospital Beds for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027 and First Amendment to the Participation Agreement with CalMHSA for State Hospital Beds Program Administrative Fees for FYs 2023-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute a MOU with the CalMHSA for County use of State hospital beds for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the State Hospital Beds Program Participation Agreement with CalMHSA (No. 4640-SHB-2023-SB) to extend the term of the contract from June 30, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for a revised contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, and increase the total maximum amount payable under the contract by $11,216.00 for a revised contract maximum not to exceed $36,452.00 (inclusive of $12,618.00 per FY for FYs 2023-2025 and $11,216.00 for FY 2025-2026); 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 administrative activities of government and governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.