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Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Services Agreement with Homeland Language Services LLC for Interpretive and Translation Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2026 and Renewal Services Agreement for FY 2026-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Board Contract [BC] No 24-276) with Homeland Language Services LLC (not a local vendor) to increase the contract amount by $154,000.00 for FY 2025-2026 for a revised total maximum contract amount not to exceed $654,000.00, inclusive of $250,000.00 for FY 2024-2025 and $404,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, resulting in no change to the contract term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Homeland Language Services LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of interpretive and translation services for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $400,000.00;
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to:
i) Suspend, delay, or interrupt services for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 25 of the Agreement's Standard Terms and Conditions and subsection 1. F of Section I Performance Requirements;
ii) Make rate changes; and
iii) All without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors' ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) 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), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities...
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