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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Thomas Ramirez d.b.a Southern Coast Janitorial for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a multiyear Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Thomas Ramirez d.b.a. Southern Coast Janitorial (a local vendor) for the provision of janitorial services at Behavioral Wellness facilities for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $290,000.00, inclusive of $145,000.00 for FY 2023-2024 and $145,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025;
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 and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; 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.