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Approve a contract with Bay Area Community Services, Inc. for $255,000 and a contract with Caminar, Inc. for $571,066 for the period of September 29, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to provide transitional housing services to individuals who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who have identified behavioral health needs; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreements and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an annual aggregate of $74,999 per contract
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve a contract with Bay Area Community Services, Inc. for $255,000 and a contract with Caminar, Inc. for $571,066 for the period of September 29, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to provide transitional housing services to individuals who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who have identified behavioral health needs; and
Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreements and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an annual aggregate of $74,999 per contract.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In March 2024, California voters approved Proposition 1, establishing the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), replacing the former Mental Health Services Act. BHSA restructures behavioral health funding to prioritize individuals with the most significant mental health needs, expands substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, serious mental illness (SMI) treatment, strengthens housing interventions, and increases the behavioral health workforce. Housing Interventions is one of three main funding components under BHSA. The services funded through these recommended contracts are included in the Solano County BHSA ThreeYear Integrated Plan for FY2026/27–FY2028/29 which was approved by the Bo...
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