REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
VERONICA KELLEY, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Grant Award from the California Department of Health Care Services for the Federal McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition for Homelessness Program 2020-21
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Accept grant award, in the amount of $507,750 from the California Department of Health Care Services for continued funding of the Federal McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program, which provides behavioral health services to consumers who have a serious mental illness, or who have co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorder, and who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
2. Designate the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, as the County Mental Health Director, to execute and submit any subsequent non-substantive amendments to this grant award for the Federal McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program, as required by the California Department of Health Care Services, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, as the County Mental Health Director, to transmit all documents and amendments in relation to the Federal McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Veronica Kelley, Director, 388-0801)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
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