Memorandum
Date: September 1, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, M.P.A.
Behavioral Health Services Director
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 Remi Vista, Inc. for Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 in the amount of $75,000 and authorize the Chair to sign.
Executive Summary: Attached, for your approval, is Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and Remi Vista, Inc. for specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2020-21. Remi Vista, Inc., located in Redding, is a Short Term Residential Treatment Program licensed by the State of California. The facility offers a more intensive program milieu. As Child Welfare Services or Probation are ultimately responsible for initiating the placement of Lake County children and youth, LCBHS is ultimately responsible for the reimbursement of any specialty mental health services these children and youth receive. As LCBHS has clients placed at Remi Vista, Inc. and as it is our goal to keep Lake County clients at the lowest level of care possible, it would require extensive work to find new placement for these clients. Changes in placement could cause the exacerbation of the client’s symptoms, which could potentially result in moving the client to a higher, more expensive level of care. Therefore, 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.
If not budgeted, fill in the blanks below only:
Estimated Cost: $75,000 Amount Budgeted: $75,000 Additional Requested: $0 Future Annual Cost: TBD
Consistency with Vision 2028 and/or Fiscal Crisis Management Plan (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
☒ Well-being of Residents ☐ Public Safety ☐ Infrastructure ☐ Technology Upgrades
☐ Economic Development ☐ Disaster Recovery ☐ County Workforce ☐ Revenue Generation
☐ Community Collaboration ☐ Business Process Efficiency ☐ Clear Lake ☐ Cost Savings
If request for exemption from competitive bid in accordance with County Code Chapter 2 Sec. 2-38, fill in blanks below:
Which exemption is being requested? 38.2
How long has Agreement been in place? Ongoing
When was purchase last rebid? N/A
Reason for request to waive bid? Unique Nature of Goods / Services
Recommended Action: (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 Remi Vista, Inc. for Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21.