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MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Todd Metcalf, B.S., Behavioral Health Services Administrator
DATE: October 22, 2019
SUBJECT: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) Approve the Agreement between the County of Lake and the Mother-Wise Program (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Initiative) for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $65,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Attached, for your approval, is the Agreement between the County of Lake and the Mother-Wise Program (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Initiative) for Fiscal Year 2019-20.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
In 2010, FIRST 5 Lake Commission developed a comprehensive service model, Mother-Wise, to address the issue of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in mothers of newborn children in Lake County. Lake County Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) has continued to support the Mother-Wise Program under the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Initiative as this program continues to make a difference in the lives of mothers and their newborn infants in Lake County.
As LCBHS has had a successful working relationship with the Mother-Wise Program, and we would like to continue the current and future work being done in the area of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, LCBHS is requesting to waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services.
FISCAL IMPACT: __ None _X_ Budgeted __Non-Budgeted
Contract Amount: $65,000
Amount Budgeted: $344,851
FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative): The total amount budgeted for Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Programs for Fiscal Year 2019-20 is $344,851 of which LCBHS is requesting the approval of the Agreement with Mother-Wise for Fiscal Year 2019-2...
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