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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) 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 $1,238,680 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $1,238,680 for FY 2016-17, and $1,238,680 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement in the amount of $3,716,040; 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.
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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, 2015 to June 30, 2018) 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 $1,238,680 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $1,238,680 for FY 2016-17, and $1,238,680 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement in the amount of $3,716,040; 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.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Front St., Inc. - Drake House is a licensed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly that provides community-based activities for older adults age sixty (60) and over with serious and persistent mental illness with a co-occurring condition. Front St. 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 was the ...
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