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a. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and Youth ("Grant Program") Grant Agreement No. CY MONT-01 with California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), accepting a CHFFA Grant Program award for the development and implementation of a Mobile Crisis Support Team program in the total grant amount of $485,275.90 for the full grant period retroactive May 30, 2019 through June 30, 2026; and
b. Approve the delegation of authority to the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to act on the County's behalf to carry out and consummate all transactions contemplated during the full grant period.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and Youth ("Grant Program") Grant Agreement No. CY MONT-01 with California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), accepting a CHFFA Grant Program award for the development and implementation of a Mobile Crisis Support Team program in the total grant amount of $485,275.90 for the full grant period retroactive May 30, 2019 through June 30, 2026; and
b. Approve the delegation of authority to the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to act on the County's behalf to carry out and consummate all transactions contemplated during the full grant period.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey applied for the CHFFA Grant Program to fund the development and implementation of a Mobile Crisis Support Team to respond to children and youth with psychiatric emergencies and provide appropriate crisis support and intervention. On June 24, 2019 CHFFA approved a Grant Program final allocation amount of $485,275.90 for the grant period of May 30, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
On September 17, 2019, through Board Resolution No....
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