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Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Mental Health (MH) County Maximum Allowable (CMA) Rate Agreements, Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to execute amendments to the Behavioral Wellness’ MH agreements listed below in accordance with the template amendment, to remove the CMA rate for FY 2019-2020, with no change to the maximum contract amounts, for the following MH providers:
i) Casa Pacifica, FYs 2018-2020;
ii) Child Abuse Listening and Mediation, Inc., FYs 2018-2020;
iii) Community Action Commission, FYs 2019-2022;
iv) Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, FYs 2018-2021;
v) Crestwood CRT, FYs 2018-2020;
vi) Family Service Agency, FYs 2018-2021;
vii) Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc., FYs 2018-2021;
viii) Mental Wellness Center, FYs 2018-2020;
ix) PathPoint, FYs 2019-2022;
x) Psynergy, FYs 2017-2020;
xi) Telecare Corporation CRT, FYs 2019-2020; and
xii) Transitions Mental Health Association, FYs 2018-2020;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, the authority to increase or remove the CMA rate from MH agreements for FY 2020-2021 without requiring a formal amendment, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to a specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.