Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220163
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Montrose Center
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with The Montrose Center to update the budget in the Best and Final Offer (Exhibit B) for Behavioral Health American Rescue Plan Act funding for Public Health Services for the extended period of January 31, 2025 - August 31, 2025, with no increase in the total contract amount (220163), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
The Behavioral Health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been profound. Harris County residents have experienced an increase in stress, mental health crises, substance use-related deaths, suicides, and more. Harris County approved eleven Behavioral Health awards funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). These programs invest in programs in the following categories:
• Behavioral health workforce programs
• Counseling for youth & families
• Substance use disorder treatment
The Montrose Center was awarded funding as a part of the Behavioral Health Workforce initiative to increase access to culturally competent mental health services by recruiting and retaining fully licensed therapists as well as providing training opportunities to improve the quality of service provided to the community.
Expected Impact:
An increase in the number of staff retained as well as an increase in the quality of services provided.
Alternative Options:
If the amendment is not approved, services will end on January 30, 2025.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
x_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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8/23/2022 |
18 |
Approval of contract award on the basis of best proposals meeting requirements to eleven (11) vendors (220163) |
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1/31/2023 |
14 |
Entered into a subrecipient agreement |
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2/21/2023 |
20 |
Amended the agreement for purposes of adding funding for the initial two-year term and updating Exhibit E of the Agreement |
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8/08/2023 |
13 |
Updating any and all references to Harris County Public Health to the Harris County Office of County Administration |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
ARPA Behavioral Health Workforce |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
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$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/10/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Romeo Solis, Director, ARPA Program Management Office, Office of County Administration, Gisselle Zapata, Contract Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment