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Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Health Care Services Contract for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Crisis Counseling Grant Funds Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-2019, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute the multi-year revenue agreement (No. 17-94705) and related certifications with the state Department of Health Care Services for FEMA to accept grant funds in the amount of $316,842.95 for the period of January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005690 increasing appropriations of $316,842.95 in the Behavioral Wellness Department, Mental Health Fund for Salaries and Benefits ($45,737.00) and Services and Supplies ($271,106.95) funded by unanticipated revenue from FEMA grant funds; 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.