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Consider recommendations regarding Behavioral Wellness - Alcohol and Drug Program Amendments, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to execute amendments to the Department’s Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) agreements according to the amendment template, with no change to the maximum contract amounts, to comply with State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) required contract language, for the following ADP providers:
i) Casa Serena Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2019 First Amendment;
ii) Coast Valley Worship Center DBA Coast Valley Substance Abuse Treatment Center FY 2016-2017 Second Amendment;
iii) Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse FY 2016-2017 First Amendment;
iv) Family Services Agency FY 2016-2017 First Amendment;
v) Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc. FY 2016-2017 Second Amendment;
vi) Phoenix of Santa Barbara, DBA Crescend Health FY 2016-2017 First Amendment;
vii) Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers of Santa Barbara FY 2016-2019 First Amendment;
viii) Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family FY 2016-2017 First Amendment; and
ix) Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People FY 2016-2017 First Amendment; and
b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as government organizational or administrative activities that do not involve commitment to a specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.