To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payments for Services Provided by Bay Area Community Services, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount of $95,677 to Bay Area Community Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, for the provision mental health outreach and support services for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East County during the months of May and June 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this payment not to exceed $95,677 is funded 100% 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 for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County. 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 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.
On December 5, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved County Contract #24-385-53 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,149,424 for the provision 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 of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Contractor operates a twenty-bed shelter at its facilit...
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