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Consider recommendations regarding a Services Agreement with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County dba Mental Wellness Center for Mental Health, Intensive Residential, and Adult Housing Support Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County dba Mental Wellness Center (Mental Wellness Center) (a local vendor) for the provision of certain mental health, intensive residential program and adult housing support services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,811,331.00, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to (i) make immaterial changes to the Agreement as provided in Section 25 of the Agreement; (ii) authorize the Contractor to provide additional services per Section 4 of Exhibits A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7 and A-8 Mental Health Services (MHS) of the Agreement ; (iii) make changes to the staffing requirements per Section 14 per Exhibits A-4 - A-8; (iv) amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Section 15 of Exhibit A-4 - A-8 of the Agreement and per subsection 5.B.4 of Section III of Exhibit AA Alcohol Drug Program/MHS (ADP/MHS) General Provisions of the Agreement; (v) suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per subsection 1. F of Section I of Exhibit AA ADP/MHS of the Agreement; (vi) reallocate funds between funding sources per subsection D.1 of Section 1 of Exhibit B ADP/MHS of the Agreement ; (vii) incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes to Exhibits B-1 and B-3 per subsection B.2 of Section 3 of Exhibit B ADP/MHS General Financial Provisions of the Agreement; (viii) make rate changes to or otherwise update Exhibit B-1 and B-3 MHS for multi-year contracts annually per subsection B.3. of Section 3 of Exhi...
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