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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program update and conceptual direction, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the program update for AOT in Santa Barbara County for the period January 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017 from the Department of Behavioral Wellness;
b) Provide CEO with input for the County’s June budget hearings about options for AOT, including:
Option 1:
i) Continue funding AOT Pilot Project for 6 months (to serve approximately 10 persons at a time): Requested General Fund Cost of $331,858.00 in one-time funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 (the amount of the remaining AOT General Fund Cost dollars allocated for FY 2016-2017) and $74,304.00 in anticipated Medi-Cal revenue through December 31, 2017; or
Option 2:
ii) Continue funding AOT Pilot Project for 12 months (to serve approximately 10 persons at a time): Requested General Fund Cost of $606,888.00 in one-time funds for FY 2017-2018 ($331,858.00 unspent FY 2016-2017 and New General Fund Cost one-time funding of $275,030.00) and $141,603.00 in anticipated Medi-Cal revenue through June 30, 2018; or
Option 3:
iii) Do not continue funding AOT Pilot Project for FY 2017-2018: Do not appropriate funding for AOT services for FY 2017-2018. AOT services will no longer be available. The estimated unspent funds of $331,858.00 return to the General Fund; and
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since the recommended actions are government administrative activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY