To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #78-103 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 #78-103 with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., and any related certification documents as required by the grant, to pay County an amount not to exceed $37,993,776 for the development of the Los Medanos Recovery Center, which will be located at the property located on the County-owned property at 2311 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg, 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 Project Funding Agreement will result in the County receiving up to $37,993,776 in funding from the State Department of Health Care Services through its administrator, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., under State Prime Contract # 24-40117. County match of up to $3,799,377 is required and funded 27% ($1,015,000) by property equity and 73% ($2,784,377.58) by Mental Health Services Act 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 California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) with up to $4.4 billion dollars available statewide known as the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (...
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