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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Health Department
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DATE:
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June 30, 2006
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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July 18, 2006
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Charlene A. Silva, Director of Health
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Gale Bataille, Director of Mental Health Services
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SUBJECT:
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Agreement with InnVision – The Way Home, Clara Mateo Division
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
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1) Authorizing a waiver of the request for proposals requirement for transitional and emergency housing for seriously mentally ill individuals at risk of homelessness;
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2) Authorizing the President of the Board to execute an agreement with InnVision – The Way Home, Clara Mateo Division for the period July 1, 2006 through June, 30, 2007, for a total obligation of $117,560, and
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3) Authorizing the Director of Health to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications not to exceed an aggregate of $25,000 and to make minor changes in the type of services and activities provided under the Agreement.
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VISION ALIGNMENT:
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Commitment: Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All
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Goal 8: Help vulnerable people – the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at risk youth, and others achieve a better quality of life.
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The agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing transitional and emergency housing for seriously mentally ill individuals at risk of homelessness.
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Performance Measure:
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Measure
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FY 2005-06
Actual
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FY 2006-07
Projected
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Minimum percentage of clients who shall obtain stable (permanent or transitional) housing upon discharge.
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85%
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70%
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*The objective standard for this program and service, system-wide is 70%. The 2005-06 actual is a measure of contractor success beyond the standard.
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BACKGROUND:
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Since 1996, the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, and the cities of Menlo Park, San Jose, Palo Alto, and Redwood City have collaborated to provide a regional, multi-jurisdictional, community-based rehabilitation shelter on the Menlo Park campus of the Veterans Administration. With the goal of ending homelessness, the mission of InnVision, The Way Home – Clara Mateo Division is to provide shelter and supportive services to people in need and to assist them in obtaining stable housing and achieving self-sufficiency. Since opening in 1997, Clara-Mateo has served thousands of homeless individuals and has been successful in helping them find and maintain stable housing. Housing resources for seriously mentally ill individuals on fixed incomes are critically scarce in San Mateo County. The result is that many of these individuals are homeless or at high risk of becoming homeless. Since FY 1999-00 Mental Health Services has contracted with Clara-Mateo to provide specialized shelter beds for mentally ill San Mateo County residents. In 2004 Clara Mateo Alliance, Inc. merged with InnVision, The Way Home to become InnVision, The Way Home – Clara Mateo Division.
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DISCUSSION:
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Under this agreement, InnVision, The Way Home – Clara Mateo Division will provide one dedicated transitional bed per night for short-term housing and five dedicated emergency shelter beds per night for seriously mentally ill clients who require immediate shelter. Clients are assisted in securing medical, psychiatric and social services, and InnVision collaborates with other agencies and resources to assist these clients in finding permanent housing and securing other basic needs. Should additional emergency shelter and/or transitional beds be available, the County has the option to purchase additional beds on an as-needed basis. This component of the housing continuum allows a cost efficient alternative to using more costly emergency services (e.g., Psychiatric Emergency Services and inpatient administrative days).
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Mental Health Services is requesting a waiver of the request for proposal (RFP) requirements for this agreement for transitional and emergency housing for seriously mentally ill individuals at risk of homelessness. There is a significant and ongoing shortage of transitional and emergency housing available for Mental Health clients; therefore Mental Health Services is willing to contract with all housing service providers who are qualified to provide these services.
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The term of the agreement is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. The agreement has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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The contractor has assured compliance with the County's Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance, as well as all other contract provisions that are required by County ordinance and administrative memoranda, including but not limited to insurance, hold harmless, non-discrimination and equal benefits.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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The Agreement maximum of $117,560 has been included in the Mental Health approved FY 2006-07 budget. The Mental Health Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund $14,140 of this contract. The balance of $103,420 will be funded through Realignment. There is no Net County Cost.
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