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Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Behavioral Wellness (DBW) Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 - 2016 Amendments - Acute/IMD Contracts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital (not a local vendor), for the provision of Acute Inpatient Services, to increase the contract by $2,100,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,100,000.00 through June 30, 2016;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Merced Behavioral Center (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, to increase the FY 2015-2016 contract by $180,608.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $980,608.00 through June 30, 2017; 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.