To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: June 23, 2020
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Department Contact: |
Tammy Moss Chandler |
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463-7774 |
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Department Contact: |
Jenine Miller |
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472-2341 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Extension Request for the Mental Health Services Act Round Valley Crisis Response Services Innovation Project to Extend the Project Through Fiscal Years 2020-21 and 2021-22
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Extension Request for the Mental Health Services Act Round Valley Crisis Response Services Innovation Project to extend the project through Fiscal Years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
June 17, 2014, Item 4(o) Approval of FY 2014-15 Annual Plan; July 7, 2015, Item 4(p) Approval of FY 2015-16 Annual Plan; July 12, 2016, Item 5(e) Approval of FY 2016-17 Annual Plan; September 19, 2017, Item 4(e) Approval of Current Project Plan.
Summary of Request:
The Board of Supervisors approved the current Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation Component Work Plan for the Round Valley Crisis Response Project on September 19, 2017. The State Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) approved the Project Plan on October 26, 2017. The initial plan was for a three-year project with a start date of January 15, 2018 for Crisis Response Services in Round Valley. Since the start, the project has established a welcoming, homelike environment at the Center of Healing Hearts. The Center’s manager and two peer specialists engage with individuals in distress, exploring modalities of responding to needs. The program offers popular traditional Native American healing practices and connection to cultural skills, and has increased community awareness, local elder attendance at group meetings, and coordination with other local agencies for awareness of crisis risk factors.
Early learning from the Round Valley Crisis Response Project has led to the identification of additional issues to be explored, creating a need to continue project work through June 30, 2022. This continuation will provide the opportunity for further insight and discernment about the possibilities for sustainable services that will effectively address community needs for crisis response and crisis prevention. Additional time will be used to complete the project’s learning goals including further exploration of needs and potentials for crisis response and crisis prevention in the Round Valley community, and discovery of effective ways to build and maintain trust to overcome ingrained impacts of a traumatic history.
A letter requesting this project timeline extension was submitted to MHSOAC’s Executive Director, and on May 6, 2020, the County received MHSOAC approval of the extension. The updated Project Plan with Extension Request was posted for a 30-Day Public Comment period from April 24, 2020 through May 25, 2020, and a Public Hearing was conducted at the May 20, 2020 meeting of the Behavioral Health Advisory Board. Public comment has been incorporated into the work plan and budget and the revised documents are available online (see link below).
This proposed extension of time does not involve a request for additional funds. Early implementation barriers caused funds allocated to the project to remain unspent. Funds are available and sufficient to cover budgeted expenditures for this requested additional time. Funds must be formally committed to an approved project before June 30, 2020 in order to avoid reversion to the State. Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) requests BOS approval of this extension request.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: <https://www.mendocinocounty.org/home/showdocument?id=34967>
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: State MHSA Innovation |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: $391,244 (original budget) |
if no, please describe: |
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annual recurring cost: FY 20/21 - $332,808, FY 21/22 - $309,720 |
revenue agreement: N/A |
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budget clarification: Any unspent funds will be made available from the current year for use by the project in FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. That would be in addition to the amounts shown as annual recurring costs. |
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A
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CEO Liaison: Darcie Antle, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Staff Assistant II |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: June 24, 2020 |
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