To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #78-105 with Advocates for Human Potential, 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, Project Funding Agreement #78-105 with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., and any related certification documents as required by the grant, to pay County an amount not to exceed $16,584,692 for the development of the Sherman Recovery Center, which will be located on the County-owned property located at 2025 Sherman Road in Pleasant Hill; and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictions, and any property related transaction documents, as required by the grant, all subject to final approval by the County Administrator and approval as to form by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Funding Agreement will result in payment to the County of up to $16,584,692 in funding from the State Department of Health Care Services through their administrator, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. County match of up to $1,106,423 is required and funded 75% ($835,000) by property equity funds and 25% ($271,423) by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds.
BACKGROUND:
In March of 2024, California voters approved Proposition 1, a two-bill package amending the Mental Health Services Act (Senate Bill 326) and the Behavioral Health Bond Infrastructure Act of 2024 (Assembly Bill 531) to develop and expand an array of community behavioral health treatment and residential facilities through a competitive grant program administered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) with up to $4.4 billion dollars available statewide known as the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP). On November 12, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the...
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