Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
David Young, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Mental Health Association of San Mateo County for Additional Housing and Housing-Related Mental Health Services, Rehabilitation Services, and Flexible Fund Administration
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with the Mental Health Association of San Mateo County for additional housing and housing-related mental health services, rehabilitation services, and Flexible Fund administration, increasing the amount by $228,408 to an amount not to exceed $4,082,596, with no change to the term of the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 7, 2016, your Board approved an agreement with the Mental Health Association of San Mateo County (MHA) for shelter, supported housing, other mental health rehabilitation services, and Flexible Funds administration, for the term July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $3,854,188.
DISCUSSION:
MHA provides rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill (SMI) adults with co-occurring disorders, as well as emergency short-term housing at the Spring Street Emergency Shelter for homeless clients. MHA also provides Shelter Plus Care Project coordination, operates the Friendship Centers, and administers Flexible Funds for BHRS' Adult and Older Adult Services, Total Wellness, Pathways, Consumer/Family Stipends, Lived Experience Scholarships, and Veterans Treatment Court. Lastly, MHA manages 30 units of high-quality housing for transition-age youth Full Service Partnership enrollees and operates an Integrated Full Service Partnership for tenants residing at the MHA-owned Cedar Street Apartments.
It is now necessary to amend this agreement to add the following: 1) a cost of living increase effective July 1, 2017; 2) ...
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