To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-385-55 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc.
?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 #24-385-55 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,356,825, to provide mental health outreach and support services for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $1,356,825 and will be funded by 53% Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 25% Mental Health Services Act, 11% by a Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Grant revenues, and 11% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., since June 2019 to provide mental health outreach and support services including peer and group counseling, advocacy, assistance with mental health, medical, dental and eye appointments, obtaining identification, social security, and linkage to other services as necessary for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County. Contractor operates a twenty-bed shelter at its facility located in Antioch, CA. This Contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing ongoing operational funding for a mental health homeless shelter in East Contra Costa County and is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring an...
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