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C. 44

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 8, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement #74-656 with City of San Ramon for its Police Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/08/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5169
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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: November 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Agreement #74-656 with City of San Ramon for its Police Department, a government agency, containing mutual indemnification, in an amount not to exceed $164,082 to provide outreach services to residents of San Ramon diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and who have a history of multiple contacts with law enforcement, attempts or acts of physical aggression during encounters with law enforcement or others, domestic violence, firearm use or possession, and/or multiple visits to Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) for the Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) Program, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $164,082 and will be funded 100% by State 2011 Realignment (Assembly Bill 109) funds.

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this interagency agreement is for Contra Costa County’s Health Services (CCHS) to take over the administration of this agreement from the County’s Probation Department. The City of San Ramon and the County have formed a joint outreach “MHET Program” which focuses on the needs of residents with SPMI by providing joint welfare checks, clinical assessments with recommendations, case management and linkage to appropriate and available community mental health services, which will result in a reduction in the number of physically aggressive and/or negative interactions between residents with SPMI and law enforcement; a reduction in the number of repeat calls for service; a reduction in the number of avoidable visits to PES; a safer, better quality of life for the resident, their family members, and the community at large; and a significant cost savings should be realized by City of San Ramon and County agencies from a reduction in the time and resources spent to manage this population.

The prior contract was approved by the Board of Supervisors on July 13, 2021 and administered by the County’s Probation Department for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $157,771. Since the MHET Officers from the San Ramon Police Department work in partnership with the Behavioral Health Services - Forensic Mental Health Unit, contract management under the Health Services Department has been determined to be the best approach.

Under Interagency Agreement #74-656, the contractor will provide outreach services for the MHET Program through June 30, 2023. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold all parties harmless for any claims arising from the performance under this contract. This contract is retroactive due to a delay in transferring administrative responsibility between the Probation and Health Services departments.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this interagency agreement is not approved, the County will not have the necessary resources for the MHET program and residents with SPMI will not receive additional outreach efforts to access mental health services.