HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01192010 - C.37RECOMMENDATION(S):
A. Approve and Authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to execute and
transmit an application #28-803-1, along with the necessary certification and assurances to the Department of Health
and Human Services (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Target Capacity Expansion grants for
Local Recovery-Oriented systems of Care funding to support Project Recovery; and
B. Authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to accept, if awarded, up to
$400,000 each year in SAMHSA funding, and if awarded, enter into a contract with (DHHS) SAMHSA to perform
all responsibilities in relationship to receipt of the funding and contracted provisions for fiscal years October 1, 2010
through through September 30, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this application will allow funding in an amount not to exceed up to $400,000 per year from the DHHS.
No matching funds required and no County funds required.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/19/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 4 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
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: January 19, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.37
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 19, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Application #28-803-1 with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health
Services Administration
BACKGROUND:
Project Recovery is designed to expand Contra Costa County’s capacity to address the co-occurring substance abuse
and mental health treatment needs of its homeless. Focused in Central County, Project Recovery will significantly
increase access to substance abuse programs and mental health treatment and services for individuals and families
accessing the Concord Interim Housing Program that will be collocated with the respite interim housing and health
clinic, and multi-service center. Additionally, individuals will be provided expanded intensive case management,
peer support, and housing search assistance.