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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Dignity Health, dba Marian Regional Medical Center for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2024, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with Dignity Health, dba Marian Regional Medical Center (a local vendor) for the provision of outpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit services to Santa Barbara County Medi-Cal beneficiaries experiencing a psychiatric emergency or mental health crisis for a contract maximum not to exceed $4,800,000.00, inclusive of $1,600,000.00 per year, for the period of July 13, 2021 through June 30, 2024;
b) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0007729 to increase appropriations of $1,600,000.00 in Behavioral Wellness Mental Health Services Act Fund for Services and Supplies funded by an increase in Charges for Service and an Operating Transfer from the General Fund and increase appropriations of $800,000.00 in General County Programs, General Fund for Other Financing Uses funded by release of Committed Mental Health Fund Balance;
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to provide County's written consent for Marian to subcontract its obligations under the Agreement per Section 18 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; amend the staffing levels, to reallocate between funding sources in the year end cost settlement, and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibits E of the Agreement, all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without requiring formal amendment of the Agreement by the Board, subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project un...
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