DATE: January 6, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Delegate Authority to Execute Program Funding Agreements with Advocates for Human Potential, for Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Launch Ready Grant Funding
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution authorizing the Chairman, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on all grant documents associated with the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, including Program Funding Agreements which would be substantially similar to the form attached to this item, subject to the review and approval of County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended action will allow the Chairman, or designee to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) grant funding, which is to be administered through their partner Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), for Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1 Launch Ready for the rehabilitation of an existing facility to create a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) and a Senate Bill (SB) 43 Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) at the Heritage Centre Campus. This item pertains to a location in District 3.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may decide to not accept the recommended action; however, the Department would be unable to execute the Program Funding Agreements for the PRTF and SB 43 PHF projects due to a State-imposed deadline falling two days prior to the following Board date and delays caused by ongoing negotiation with the State regarding language of the Program Funding Agreement. The projects will not move forward until a funding source can be identified, sever...
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