RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–385–34 with Anka Behavioral Health, Incorporated, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $801,802, to provide mental health outreach services for the homeless mentally ill for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $400,901.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 51% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 35% by Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services Act (SAMHSA), and 15% by a Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Grant.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing ongoing operational funding for mental health homeless outreach facilities in West, Central, and East County.
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