Memorandum
Date: May 19, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Behavioral Health
Subject: Adopt Resolution Authorizing Standard Agreement No. 25-50257 Between the County of Lake and the California Department of Health Care Services, and Authorization for the Behavioral Health Director to Execute the Agreement.
Executive Summary:
The County of Lake Behavioral Health Department is requesting approval of Standard Agreement No. 25-50257 with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
This agreement does not provide new funding. It is a zero-cost, post-grant compliance and asset management agreement required by DHCS for vehicles purchased under the County’s previously approved Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Mobile Crisis grant.
On June 4, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2024-54 authorizing participation in the Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis and Non-Crisis Services Grant Program. Through that grant, the County received funding to support mobile behavioral health crisis services, including the purchase of four grant-funded vehicles. These vehicles are currently in use by Lake County Behavioral Health Services to support mobile crisis response and behavioral health service delivery.
Although the original grant funding period ended on June 30, 2025, the vehicles purchased with grant funds remain subject to DHCS oversight, compliance, reporting, and asset tracking requirements. Standard Agreement No. 25-50257 formalizes the County’s continued use of the vehicles for their intended behavioral health purposes and establishes the County’s ongoing responsibilities related to vehicle use, maintenance, insurance, reporting, record retention, and eventual disposition.
The agreement term is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2031. During this six-year use period, DHCS retains ownership of the vehicles, and the County holds a leasehold interest to use the vehicles in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The agreement requires the County to maintain the vehicles in good condition, ensure appropriate automobile liability insurance, submit required reports to DHCS, maintain records for audit purposes, and comply with DHCS requirements before making any change in vehicle use or disposition.
Approval of this agreement will allow the County to remain in compliance with DHCS requirements and continue using the vehicles to support mobile crisis response and behavioral health services. Because this is a zero-cost agreement, no additional appropriation is requested through this action. However, the County remains responsible for ordinary operational costs associated with the vehicles, including maintenance, insurance, and related compliance obligations.
Approval also authorizes the Behavioral Health Director to execute Standard Agreement No. 25-50257, the Contractor Certification Clauses, and any associated non-substantive amendments or administrative documents required by DHCS for implementation and ongoing compliance.
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Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution Authorizing Standard Agreement No. 25-50257 Between the County of Lake and the California Department of Health Care Services, and Authorization for the Behavioral Health Director to Execute the Agreement.