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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Mental Wellness Center Agreement, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, Inc. (dba Mental Wellness Center) (a local vendor), referenced as BC 21-033, to modify the staffing requirements for the Intensive Residential Programs and Polly's House to increase the full time equivalent (FTE) allocations for the Residential Administrator and Transportation Coordinator positions; update Exhibits B-1 and B-2 of the Agreement for FYs 2022-2023 and 2023-2024; and add $964,958.00 to the contract for a new total contract maximum amount not to exceed $7,436,811.00, inclusive of $2,152,751.00 for FY 2021-2022, $2,642,030.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $2,642,030.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; modify Program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2 of the Agreement; reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; reallocate flexible funds between adult residential facilities and/or reallocate additional funds from other funding sources per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; adjust the provisional rate with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; authorize additional services with discretion per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; increase or remove the County Maximum Allowable Rate with discretion per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E of the Agreement, all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without requiring t...
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