24. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement
No. 22-531 with Fresno Metropolitan Ministry (Subrecipient) for provision of American Rescue
Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will reduce the
administrative burden to implement the program by revising the expenditure plan and the
modification clause, with no increase to the maximum compensation ($512,000); and Authorize
the County Administrative Officer or designee to approve and execute written changes to the
items in the project budget, which, when added together during the term of the Agreement, do
not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total maximum compensation payable to Subrecipient, and
which do not result in any change to the maximum compensation amount payable to
Subrecipient
Behavioral Health
25. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc. dba Anthem (Anthem), Fresno-Kings-Madera
Regional Health Authority dba CalViva Health (CalViva Health), and Kaiser Foundation Health
Plan, Inc. (Kaiser), for the coordination of Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, effective
upon execution by all parties with unlimited (12) month auto-renewals unless terminated by
either party ($0)
26. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment 1 to Agreement 22-205 with
Exodus Recovery, Inc. to revise specific clauses within the agreement, with no change to the
term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027 or maximum compensation of $6,531,704; and
approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health Director, or designee, to make
non-material changes to services, staffing, and responsibilities of Exodus Recovery, Inc.
through an amendment to the agreement, subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal
form and by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, and to be the
signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated 24/7 toll-free access line
Program related reports and forms, without modifying the maximum compensation
27. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Master Agreement to revise
Supplemental Services rates and revise the Specialized Supplemental Board and Care Homes
Scope of Work effective August 1, 2024 with no change to the term of July 1, 2022 to June 30,
2027 or the compensation maximum of $54,000,000
28. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Retroactive Amendment III to Master
Agreement adding CF Merced Behavioral, LLC, d.b.a. Merced Behavioral Center to the
agreement, effective June 3, 2024, with no change to the term of July 1, 2021 to June 30,
2026, or compensation maximum of $133,577,211
29. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment II to agreement with
Mental Health Systems, Inc. dba TURN Behavioral Health Services (MHS), effective April 1,
2024 with no change to the term of January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025 and increasing the
maximum by $1,588,174 to a total of $7,981,892