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