DATE: March 11, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Program Funding Agreement with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Incompetent to Stand Trial Diversion and Community-Based Restoration Infrastructure Projects
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ("Board") to execute a Program Funding Agreement with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. ("AHP"), the contractor for the California Department of State Hospitals ("DSH"), for the Incompetent to Stand Trial ("IST") Diversion and Community-Based Restoration Infrastructure Projects (the "Program"), effective upon execution through June 30, 2028, total not to exceed $13,125,000 (the "Grant Funds");
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or his/her designee (the "Authorized Signatory"), to execute any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the Program Grant Funds from DSH through AHP, including the Project Applications, Disbursement Requests, and various Compliance Certifications, as may be required, each as defined in the Program Funding Agreement, and to participate in the Program (collectively, the "Program Documents"), including executing the declaration of restrictions to be recorded against each project to be described in the Project Application, as more particularly described in the Program Funding Agreement; and
3. Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to provide a certified copy of the approved Action Summary Minutes, signed by the Chairman and attested by the Clerk, for the March 11, 2025 meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which includes the names of each member of the Board and how they cast their vote for the forgoing.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the approval of the recommended actions. The Department of Behavioral Health (Department) desires to apply f...
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