DATE: September 5, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Pilot Partnership with San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange to Host Harm Reduction Program at Brix-Mercer Complex
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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1. Make a determination that the use of county-owned office and medical space at 1221 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA, 93721 by San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, to provide health care services and harm reduction treatment to residents of the County will serve public purposes, and is in the best interest of the County and the public, pursuant to Government Code, section 26227;
2. Approve and authorize the Director of Internal Services to execute, upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, the no cost Lease Agreement, in the same form as the draft lease agreement included with this item, with San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange for approximately 1,100 square feet of office and medical space in the Brix-Mercer Building Complex, located at 1221 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA 93721, to be used by San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange to provide health care services and harm reduction treatment, effective upon execution through August 31, 2025 ($0); and
3. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to execute, upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, the agreement, in the same form as the draft agreement included with this item, with San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange to collaborate...
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