Lancaster
City Council
NB 1. Approval of CEQA Notice of Exemption and Adoption of Resolution 25-XX Authorizing the
City Manager to negotiate, finalize, and execute certain documents relating to the California
Department of Health Care Services Bond BHCIP Round 1 Launch Ready Program Funding,
including, but not limited to: (1) Ground Lease agreement with Universal Health Services,
Inc.; and (2) Program Funding Agreement with Advocates For Human Potential, Inc. and
determining such actions to be exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act
Recommendation(s):
1. Approve California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption
2. Adopt Resolution 25-_____
a. Authorizing the City Manager to finalize, negotiate and execute a Ground Lease
Agreement with UHS, Inc. in substantially the form presented and to sign all documents
related to said Ground Lease
b. Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to sign Program Funding Agreement
(PFA) and Attachments as appropriate with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. for the
California Department of Health Care Services Bond BHCIP Round 1 Launch
Ready Program Funding for the Behavioral Health Hospital Grant
In May of this year, the City was notified that it was selected to be an awardee for Round 1 in
the amount of $83,740,546 to develop a 96-bed behavioral health hospital. Envisioned
services will include an acute psychiatric hospital, outpatient community mental health clinic,
crisis stabilization unit, outpatient treatment for substance use disorder, and a partial
hospitalization program.
COUNCIL AGENDA