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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement with Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People (SYVPHP) for Substance Use Prevention Services and Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Mental Health Services (MHS) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Board Contract No. 23-063) with SYVPHP (a local vendor) to update certain standard terms and federal award identification information in compliance with state and federal requirements; terminate the current Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) PEI Services program (Exhibit A-2), ending December 31, 2024; add a revised MHSA PEI Services program (Exhibit A-2.a), commencing January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; update the Entity Budget by Program table (Exhibit B-2); and reduce the contract amount by $103,200.00 for a revised, total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,015,464.00, inclusive of $376,800.00 in MHS funding ($120,000.00 for FY 2023-2024, $120,600.00 for FY 2024-2025, and $136,200.00 for FY 2025-2026), and $638,664.00 in Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) funding ($159,666.00 per FY for FY 2023-2027), with no change to the contract term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.