Consider recommendations regarding the Services Agreements with Davis Guest
Home, Inc. (Davis) for Intensive Residential Program Services for Fiscal Years (FYs)
2026-2028; Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (Sylmar) and Vista Pacifica
Enterprises, Inc. (VPE) for Skilled Nursing Facility Services for FYs 2026-2029, as
follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of
Independent Contractor with Davis (not a local vendor), an adult residential facility and
residential care facility for the elderly, for the provision of intensive residential program
services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,170,000.00, inclusive of
$585,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of
Independent Contractor with Sylmar (not a local vendor), an institution for mental
disease, for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract
amount not to exceed $2,325,000.00, inclusive of $775,000.00 per FY, for the period of
July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of
Independent Contractor with VPE (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease,
for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount
not to exceed $6,300,000.00, inclusive of $2,100,000.00 per FY, for the period of July
1, 2026, through June 30, 2029;
d) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the
authority to (i) make immaterial changes to all three Agreements as provided in Section
25 of the Agreement’s Standard Terms and Conditions; (ii) approve reimbursement of
services to contractor other than the base rate per Section 6 of Exhibit A-5 of the
Agreement for Davis; (iii) amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per
Section 15 of Exhibit A-5 of the Agreement for Davis and Exhibit A-7 of the
Agreements for Sylmar and VPE and per subsection 5.B.4. of Section III of Exhibit AA
Alcohol Drug Program/Mental Health Services (ADP/MHS) of all three Agreements; (iv)
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per
subsection 1.F. of Section I of Exhibit AA ADP/MHS of all three Agreements; (v)
reallocate funds between funding sources per subsection D.1. of Section 1 of Exhibit B
ADP/MHS of all three Agreements; (vi) approve other rates for special circumstances,
besides those listed in Exhibit B-1 MHS per subsection D.1. of Section 3 of Exhibit B
ADP/MHS of the Agreements for Sylmar and VPE; (vii) approve funding that cannot be
moved between programs by Contractor and reserve the right to reallocate between
programs in the year-end settlement per Section 6.A. of Exhibit B ADP/MHS of the
Agreements for Sylmar and VPE; (viii) withhold payment for non-submission of service
data and other information per subsection D.1. of Section 7 of Exhibit B ADP/MHS of
the Agreements for Sylmar and VPE; (ix) deny or withhold payment for unsatisfactory
clinical documentation per subsection E.1. of Section 7 of Exhibit B ADP/MHS of the
Agreements for Sylmar and VPE; (x) may increase the rates up to 3.5% in FY
2027-2028 as provided in Exhibit B-1 MHS of the Agreement for Davis; (xi) may
