REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Step Up On Second Street, Inc. for Full Service Partnership Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 21-439 with Step Up On Second, Inc. for Full Service Partnership services, decreasing the total contract amount by $1,944,000 from $42,524,650 to $40,580,650 with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The decrease in the amount of $1,944,000 for Full Service Partnership (FSP) will result in lower use of Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation and Mental Health Services Act funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in the 2025-26 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. Since 2016, DBH has maintained a unique partnership with Step Up On Second, Inc. (SUOS) to provide FSP services to chronically homeless individuals who suffer from mental illness. In addition, FSP program consists of crisis intervention/stabilization, family education, peer support, treatment programs such as behavioral health conditions in an integrated fashion, and 24/7 access to an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health professional staff and peer advocates. The services provided...
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