Memorandum
Date: June 22, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, M.P.A. Behavioral Health Services Director
Subject: (a) Consideration 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; and (b) Consideration to Approve Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and Redwood Community Services, Inc. for the MHSA Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Drop-In Center for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for an increase in the contract maximum up to $261,000.00 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Amendment.
Executive Summary: Attached, for your approval, is Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and Redwood Community Services, Inc. for MHSA Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Drop-In Center for Fiscal Year 2021-22. The Transitional Age Youth Peer Support Program has been in operation for several years now. Lake County Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) and Redwood Community Services, Inc. have continued to collaborate and work together to serve Transitional Age Youth residing in Lake County. The TAY Drop-In Center is located at 154 S. Main Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 and is operating under the name of "The Harbor". LCBHS has had an ongoing relationship with Redwood Community Services Inc. in order to provide the type of services covered by this Agreement. Changing providers would mean Lake County beneficiaries would have to sever current therapeutic relationships which could lead to the exacerbation of the client's symptoms and behaviors, which may potentially lead to a higher, more expensive level of care. Also, this amendment is to provide for a one-time programmatic increase that is approved through the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) 3 Year Plan. Therefore, LCBHS is requesting to waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2 as it is not in the pu...
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