To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Amendment #74-700-1 with City of San Pablo
?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 Interagency Amendment #74-700-1 with City of San Pablo, a government agency, effective July 1, 2026, to amend Agreement #74-700, to increase the payment limit by $77,714, from $571,552 to a new payment limit of $649,266, to provide additional Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) Program outreach services for residents of San Pablo who have serious and Persistent mental illness (SPMI) and a history of multiple encounters with law enforcement, with no change in term ending June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $77,714 and funded by 100% 2011 Public Safety Realignment, AB 109. (No Rate Increase)
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this Interagency Agreement is for Contra Costa County's Health Services (CCHS) to take over administration of this agreement from the County's Probation Department. City of San Pablo and County have formed a joint outreach program "MHET Program" which focuses on the needs of residents with SPMI by providing joint welfare checks, clinical assessments with recommendations, case management and linkage to appropriate and available community mental health services, which will result in a reduction in the number of physically aggressive and/or negative interactions between residents with SPMI and law enforcement; a reduction in the number of repeat calls for service; a reduction in the number of avoidable visits to PES; a safer, better quality of life for the resident, their family members, and the community at large; and a significant cost savings should be realized by City of San Pablo and County agencies from a reduction in the time and ...
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