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Approve an agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services governing the administration and use of mobile crisis vehicles and related crisis services funded by the 2023 Crisis Care Mobile Units grant awarded to the Solano County Behavioral Health Division, for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2031; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement, the Contractor Certification Clause, and any subsequent amendments with no fiscal impact, with County Counsel concurrence
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Published Notice Required? Yes ___ No X
Public Hearing Required? Yes ___ No X
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommended that the Board:
1. Approve an agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services governing the administration and use of mobile crisis vehicles and related crisis services funded by the 2023 Crisis Care Mobile Units grant awarded to the Solano County Behavioral Health Division, for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2031; and
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement, the Contractor Certification Clause, and any subsequent amendments with no fiscal impact, with County Counsel concurrence.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 2023, Solano County received a Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) grant funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) through Advocates for Human Potential. The funding initiative helped counties develop, implement, or expand mobile behavioral health crisis and non-crisis response teams. Solano County received a $1,000,000 CCMU implementation award under Track 2: mobile crisis services implementation.
The grant supported mobile crisis readiness and service expansion in all cities throughout the County through vehicle purchases and operating costs, dispatch staffing, program coordination, planning with local and regional partners, training, marketing/outreach, and technology/data infrastructure. The Statement of Work covered the period from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.
The included purchasing five Honda Civic vehicles and vehicle wraps. This new agreement between DHCS and Solano County governs the use of these CCMU-funded vehicles. It ensures compliance with statutory and state funding requirements, including reporting, monitoring, and allowable use standards. DHCS requires execution of this agreement to maintain eligibility for continued use of mobile crisis response as intended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no cost associated with the agreement that outlines the requirements for owners of vehicles purchased with CCMU grant funds for 6 years from the agreement's effective date. There is no net County cost.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to authorize this agreement. However, this is not recommended as the agreement funds necessary crisis care services.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed the agreement as to form. The California Department of Health Care Services, Community Services Division, and the Federal Grants Branch, transmitted the agreement.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION