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Consider recommendations regarding Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families contract renewal for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (not a local vendor) for the provision of mental health services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $9,238,690.00, inclusive of $4,619,345.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2 through A-6; amend program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-2 through A-6; reallocate the subsidy per Exhibit B of the Agreement, reallocate funds between funding sources, revise or waive the County Maximum Allowable rate, and reallocate between the contract allocations in the Exhibit B-1 Mental Health Services (MHS) to increase or decrease the incentive payment with discretion per the Exhibit Bs; incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes to Exhibit B-3 MHS issued by the California Department of Health Care Services and may make rate changes to Exhibit B-3; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per the Exhibit Es, 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, which 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 th...
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