Memorandum
Date: September 15, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, M.P.A.
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 Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for School-Based Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $250,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Agreement.
Executive Summary: Attached, for your approval, is the Agreement between the County of Lake and Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for School-Based Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21. Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program provides specialty mental health services at the Highlands Academy in Clearlake. The children enrolled at this Academy have previously not been able to sustain placement in mainstream enrollment in the Konocti Unified School District. This program, through the continued support of Lake County Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS), has helped to decrease rates of truancy and school suspensions, while increasing appropriate behavior while in school, active participation in academia, and improving overall school functioning. Services provided at the Highlands Academy are making a difference in these children and youths lives.
Under the Agreement, Lake County Office of Education as the approved Contractor for Lake County Office of Education - Special Education Local Plan Area (LCOE/SELPA), will provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services to Lake County Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have been identified through LCOE/SELPA as eligible to receive services under the Educational Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) program.
As LCBHS has had a successful working relationship with LCOE and LCBHS would like to continue this working relationship in order to provide specialty mental health services within the schools, 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: $250,000 Amount Budgeted: $250,000 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 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 Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for School-Based Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $250,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Agreement.