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Consider recommendations regarding Behavioral Wellness Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 Amendments and FY 2018-2019 extension, Institutions for Mental Disease/Residential Mental Health Contracts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First 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 2017-2018 contract by $119,585.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,769,585.00 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020;
b) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Psynergy Programs, Inc., (not a local vendor) for the provision of adult residential mental health services, to increase the FY 2017-2018 contract by $87,707.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,861,256.00 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center (not a local vendor), an Institution for Mental Disease, to increase the FY 2017-2018 contract by $264,011.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,564,011.00 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Vista Pacifica Enterprises, Inc. (not a local vendor), an Institution for Mental Disease and a Skilled Nursing Facility, to increase the FY 2017-2018 contract by $113,662.00 and to extend the term of the Agreement into Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for an additional $300,000.00, for a total contract maximum amount not to exceed $1,026,962.00 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019; and
e) 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.