Lancaster
City Council
Agenda Item 1
NB 1. Approval of CEQA Notice of Exemption and Adoption of Resolution 25-XX Authorizing the\nCity Manager to negotiate, finalize, and execute certain documents relating to the California\nDepartment of Health Care Services Bond BHCIP Round 1 Launch Ready Program Funding,\nincluding, but not limited to: (1) Ground Lease agreement with Universal Health Services,\nInc.; and (2) Program Funding Agreement with Advocates For Human Potential, Inc. and\ndetermining such actions to be exempt from the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act\nRecommendation(s):\n1. Approve California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption\n2. Adopt Resolution 25-_____\na. Authorizing the City Manager to finalize, negotiate and execute a Ground Lease\nAgreement with UHS, Inc. in substantially the form presented and to sign all documents\nrelated to said Ground Lease\nb. Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to sign Program Funding Agreement\n(PFA) and Attachments as appropriate with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. for the\nCalifornia Department of Health Care Services Bond BHCIP Round 1 Launch\nReady Program Funding for the Behavioral Health Hospital Grant\nIn May of this year, the City was notified that it was selected to be an awardee for Round 1 in\nthe amount of $83,740,546 to develop a 96-bed behavioral health hospital. Envisioned\nservices will include an acute psychiatric hospital, outpatient community mental health clinic,\ncrisis stabilization unit, outpatient treatment for substance use disorder, and a partial\nhospitalization program.\nCOUNCIL AGENDA