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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015) with Front St., Inc. in Santa Cruz, California for the provision of residential services to older adults with serious and persistent mental illness in the amount of $1,172,329.25 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13, $1,172,329.25 for FY 2013-14, and $1,172,329.25 for FY 2014-15, for a total Agreement in the amount of $3,516,987.75; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original amount and do not significantly change the scope of work or result in an increase to County General Fund Contribution.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015) with Front St., Inc. in Santa Cruz, California for the provision of residential services to older adults with serious and persistent mental illness in the amount of $1,172,329.25 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13, $1,172,329.25 for FY 2013-14, and $1,172,329.25 for FY 2014-15, for a total Agreement in the amount of $3,516,987.75; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original amount and do not significantly change the scope of work or result in an increase to County General Fund Contribution.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Front St., Inc. (Front Street) is a licensed Residential Care Facility that provides community-based activities for older adults age sixty (60) and over with serious and persistent mental illness. Front Street provides these services at the Drake House facility located in the City of Monterey. The facility is designed to enable seniors to live in an unlocked setting that is designed to provide a maximum level of care and supervision. This forty-nine (49) bed facility is the first of its kind to operate in Monterey County and will allow clients previously placed in facilities outside the county to live closer to their families. This project is a collaborative effort between Monterey and Santa Cruz counties and Front Street. This facility addresses one of the unmet service needs of older adults with mental illness as identified in Monterey County's Proposition 63/Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) community planning process. This Agreement makes twenty-five (25) beds available to Monterey County clients.
This Agreement contains the County's standard 30-day "no cause" provision (Section IV, B) and an additional defunding provision (Section IV, D), which provides the County the ability to amend or terminate the Agreement in the event of a reduction and/or termination of funding.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Management have reviewed and approved this Agreement as to legal form, fiscal provisions, and insurance requirements. This Agreement is on file with Clerk of the Board.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by MHSA and Medi-Cal revenues. The funds for this Agreement ($1,172,329.25) are included in the Health Department's Behavioral Health (HEA012, Unit 8410) Fiscal Year 2012-13 Requested Budget. Approval of this action has no impact on the County General Fund.
Prepared by: Gloria Rodriguez, Management Analyst, 8986
Approved by: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4526
Attachments:
Agreement is on file with the Clerk of the Board