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Consider recommendations to authorize the County Purchasing Manager to amend the Alcohol Drug, and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) contracts without requiring a formal bid process, for two (2) local pharmacies, who provide ADMHS Medi-Cal formulary billing rate (the lowest billing rate), retroactively bill Medi-Cal, and provide services in the patient's community for the following pharmacies with the following changes:
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Manager to execute an Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014 Contract with Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy of Santa Barbara (a local vendor), and a subsequent renewal for FY 2014-2015, to continue to provide pharmaceuticals for ADMHS clients through June 30, 2015 in the increased amount of $75,000.00 for a total Contract amount not to exceed $100,000.00 without a formal competitive bid;
b) Authorize the County Purchasing Manager to execute an Amendment to the FY 2013-2014 Contract with JDX Pharmacy of Santa Maria (a local vendor), and a subsequent renewal for FY 2014-2015, to continue to provide pharmaceuticals for ADMHS clients through June 30, 2015 in the increased amount of $75,000.00 for a total Contract amount not to exceed $100,000.00 without a formal competitive bid; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.