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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) and Community Services and Supports (CSS) services provided by Contractors are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B), El Dorado County Charter, Section 210(b)(6), and/or Government Code Section 31000;
2) Make findings in accordance with County’s Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.2(f), exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, for HHSA Agreement for Services 7657 because the provider of these services will provide efficiency and critical knowledge, including the possession of the required staff and facilities to deliver these services, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 7657 with Foothill Indian Education Alliance, Inc., to provide outreach and mental health services through the MHSA PEI Wennem Wadati: A Native Path to Healing Project, in the amount of $345,000 for the initial term effective upon execution through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend the term of the Agreement for one additional year for a term not to exceed June 30, 2027, for a total maximum obligation of $460,000;
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign, competitively procured, Agreement for Services 7867 with National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI) El Dorado Western Slope and South Lake Tahoe, in support of the MHSA PEI Clubhouse El Dorado Project, for the provision of member driven mental health recovery services, and linkage to community services and outreach, in the amount of $900,000, for the initial term effective upon exec...
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