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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09152009 - C.39RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to accept, on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-746-3 from Anka Behavioral Health Services, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $111,692, to allow the County’s Homeless Program to continue providing interim housing services, technical planning, and evaluation services to homeless adults, including delivering integrated health, mental health, and substance abuse services to chronically homeless persons in the County’s HOPE Plus Project, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this grant award will result in an amount not to exceed $111,692 from Anka Behavioral Health Services through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) for the County’s Homeless Program, HOPE Plus Project. (No County funds are required) BACKGROUND: The HOPE Plus Project is designed to expand Contra Costa County’s APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/15/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. 313-6712 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: September 15, 2009 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy cc: J Pigg, B Borbon C.39 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:September 15, 2009 Contra Costa County Subject:Grant Award #28-746-3 from Anka Behavioral Health Services BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) capacity to address the public health and substance abuse treatment needs of its homeless population. The HOPE Plus Project, along with the County’s Public Health AIDS Program, will significantly increase access to health and substance abuse treatment services by providing outreach and engagement services, an enhanced referral system, expanded intensive case management, and access to emergency shelter and permanent housing to homeless people suffering from co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. On July 21, 2009, the Board approved Grant Agreement #28-746-2 with Anka Behavioral Health Services to provide interim housing services, technical planning, and evaluation services to homeless adults, including delivering integrated health, mental health, and substance abuse services to chronically homeless persons in the County’s HOPE Plus Project, through June 30, 2009. Approval of Grant Award #28-746-3 will allow County’s Homeless Program to provide continuation of services through June 30, 2010.