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C. 54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Participation Agreement #74-647 with California Mental Health Services Authority

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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:	E Suisala 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: July 12, 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 Contract #74-647 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $339,260, to provide fiscal intermediary services to fund an education Loan Repayment Program (LRP) to recruit and retain hard-to-fill positions in the public behavioral health system, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $339,260 over a 5-year period and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). County will provide 30% of matching funds as a participating regional county partner and the State will provide 70% of the funds.

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this participation agreement is to grant CalMHSA the authority to act as the Fiscal and Administrative agent on behalf of Participants (counties) as part of the Greater Bay Area Regional Partnership. In order to access the matching funds provided by the State, counties must participate as a regional county partnership with the agreement of providing about 30% matching funds, while the State provided 70% of the funds. Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services, as part of the Greater Bay Area Regional Partnership had communicated its intent to the State in participating in this program prior to the onset of the pandemic along with other Bay Area counties as a manner to amplify educational loan repayment to address workforce needs. There were significant delays in getting the Participation Agreement with CalMHSA in place with the onset of the pandemic and the numerous entities involved.

The retroactive date is needed in order to align with the original dates set by the State for this program. No back pay will be owed as once contract is executed, county will have access to the 70% matching funds provided by the State and held by contractor.

Under Contract #74-647, the Contractor will provide fiscal intermediary services to fund an education LRP with State matching funds to recruit and retain hard-to-fill positions in the public behavioral health system, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025. This contract includes changes to county’s Standard General Conditions Paragraph 18 (Indemnification).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this participation agreement is not approved, Contra Costa County will not have access to the matching funds provided by the State to fund the LRP program.