Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Harris Center for Medical Health & IDD
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to add renewal language for participation in ACCESS Harris County for the period of January 31, 2024 - January 30, 2025, at a cost not to exceed $275,000.
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Background and Discussion:
On July 20, 2021, the Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution to create the countywide initiative Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency Harris County (ACCESS Harris County) as part of its overall strategic priorities to strengthen service delivery to support the County’s most vulnerable, high needs residents to achieve self-sufficiency, recovery, and well-being. The initiative will achieve this objective by identifying vulnerable county residents who are experiencing a myriad of challenges related to social, economic, health and behavioral health, substance use, unemployment, community/individual violence issues, and criminal justice involvement and will work to provide the help they need. ACCESS Harris County is an integrated, care-coordination model that works across County safety net departments and community-based organizations to establish multidisciplinary or care coordination teams. These teams are designed to deliver coordinated and integrated services across systems and programs that focus on supporting a client holistically, addressing multiple needs that ensure better outcomes and greater stability. This agreement will allow the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to recruit and hire personnel to support the ACCESS Harris initiative. This ILA will allow personnel to perform specialized supportive counseling for participants with substance use disorders as directed by the care coordination treatment plan of ACCESS Harris County participants.
Expected Impact:
This will allow the Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors to work with internal staff, community resources and outside agencies to develop and implement an informed plan of care; identify appropriate rehabilitative services; and respond to inquiries from participants. The collaboration with the Harris Center for Mental Health and Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) will assist ACCESS Harris participants in obtaining specialized supportive counseling specific to substance use disorders.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
X Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
01/31/2023 |
168 |
Commissioners Court approved Harris Center ILA |
|
06/06/2023 |
134 |
Commissioners Court approved First Amendment to ILA |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
ACCESS Harris County |
|
|
FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
|
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
|
Labor Expenditures |
$275,000 |
$ |
$ |
|
Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Incremental Expenditures |
$275,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
|
Existing Budget |
|
1000 - General Fund |
$275,000 |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$275,000 |
$ |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Requested |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$275,000 |
$ |
$ |
|
Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): January 31, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Jamie Hughes, Director of ACCESS Harris, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): ILA Second Amendment