To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-717-14 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #24-717-14 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,176,962, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Full Service Partnership (FSP) program services to non-Medi-Cal adults with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and or Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $3,176,962 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2025-26, 100% by MHSA.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing FSP Program services funded by the MHSA, providing a comprehensive range of services and supports in West, Central and East Contra Costa County including case management, mental health services, medication support, and crisis intervention to non-Medi-Cal adults with SED and or SMI who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness. Contractor has been providing MHSA FSP program services to the County since March 2014.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 5600, et seq. (The Bronzan-McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, §§ 523, et seq. (Community Mental Health Services); California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
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 August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-717-13 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, in an amount not to exceed $3,025,678, for the provision of MHSA FSP program services to non-Medi-Cal adults with SED and or SMI who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #24-717-14 will allow the Contractor to continue providing MHSA FSP program services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, mentally ill adults who are homeless will not have access to Contractor’s mental health services, leading to reduced levels of service to the community and potential placement in higher levels of care.