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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board: 1) award Request for Proposal (RFP) 06-952-128 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Family-Centered Services Program to Tahoe Youth and Family Services of South Lake Tahoe, California for South Lake Tahoe Region services; 2) make findings that it is more economical and feasible to contract out the needed services in accordance with Section 3.13.030 of the County Ordinance; and 3) authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Agreement 181-S0711 in an amount not to exceed $392,565.00 with Tahoe Youth and Family Services upon County Counsel and Risk Management review and approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Mental Health Service Act
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Reason for recommendation: At the request of the Mental Health Department, the Procurement and Contracts Division issued a Request for Proposal for MHSA Family-Centered Services Program for both the Western Slope and the South Lake Tahoe regions. The qualified respondents are New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc. of Placerville, CA for the Western Slope region and Tahoe Youth and Family Services of South Lake Tahoe, CA for the South Lake Tahoe region.
The Mental Health Department is currently in negotiations with New Morning Youth & Family Services, Inc. to finalize their agreement for the Western Slope services, however, the agreement with Tahoe Youth and Family Services for the SLT Region has been finalized and is therefore being brought before your Board at this time for award, approval and authorization for the Purchasing Agent to execute. Procurement and Contracts will return to your Board for award of the RFP for Western Slope services at a later date.
In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), to expand funding for a comprehensive, community-based mental health system for seriously mentally ill individuals. The MHSA requires that five elements be inc...
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