To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-554-9 with NAMI Contra Costa
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-554-9 with NAMI Contra Costa, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $709,135, to provide a Family Volunteer Network Program to support families in Contra Costa County, who have loved ones with severe and persistent mental illness, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $709,135 and will be funded as budgeted by the Department in FY 2024-25, 100% by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The Behavioral Health Services Department has been contracting with NAMI Contra Costa since January 2018 to develop and implement a Family Volunteer Network Program which will provide consultation and support to families in Contra Costa County who have loved ones with severe and persistent mental illness. This program will address the unique needs of the participants in developing coping strategies and handling challenges posed by mental illness within their families. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code § 26227. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This contractor has been a longstanding partner in treating Contra Costa clients, fostering a deep understanding of our organization’s mission, values and long-term objectives. They possess an unmatched expertise in a highly specialized area of prevention and early intervention services, essential for achieving optimal results and ensuring the highest level of client care.
This provider was selected in collaboration with community stakeholder advisory bodies and was approved as part of the comprehensive Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan as required by State regulation. Providers interested in providing specialized services were invited proactively to participate in program development and offered the opportunity to submit interest at dozens of publicly noticed meetings. The services and vendors were identified in the formal Three-Year plan was approved on the following schedule that was noticed to the public and approved by the Board on August 1, 2023. The Three-Year Plan was posted for public comment from June 5, 2023 through July 5, 2023, there was a Public Hearing at the Mental Health Commission meeting on July 5, 2023, and it was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023.
On September 9, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-554-8 with NAMI Contra Costa, in an amount not to exceed $681,861, for the provision of support to the County’s Family Volunteer Network Program for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #74-554-9 allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, families will not receive the support they need from this provider to support loves ones with mental illness.