City Council

B. Approval of First Modification to Contracts with Social Emotional Wellness Initiative, St. Joseph\nCenter and Family Service of Santa Monica for Behavioral Health Strategy – Adult Crisis and Step-\nDown Services and Youth Behavioral Health Programming Recommendations\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Receive reports: Adult Crisis & Children and Youth Behavioral Health Care Study and the\nStrengthening the System of Intensive Behavioral Healthcare Services for Adults in Santa\nMonica and Service Planning Area 5.\n2. Adopt and approve Transitional Approach 3 – Decentralized Expansion from the\nStrengthening the System of Intensive Behavioral Healthcare Services for Adults in Santa\nMonica and Service Planning Area 5 report to build out behavioral health services locally.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11439 in the amount of $400,000 with Social Emotional Wellness Initiative to provide\nbehavioral health support for children and youth in the City’s after school programs (Police\nActivities League (PAL), CREST, and Virginia Avenue Park (VAP)).This will result in a four-\nyear amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $995,194, with future\nfunding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n4. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11440 in the amount of $388,254 with St. Joseph Center to expand the capacity of\nbehavioral health services for youth ages 10-24 enrolled in the Youth Resource Team\n(YRT) program. This will result in a four-year amended agreement with a new total amount\nnot to exceed $6,907,777, with future funding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a first modification to agreement\n#11431 in the amount of $900,000 with Family Service of Santa Monica to increase the\ncapacity of behavioral health services available to children birth – 5th grade and to expand\nsubstance use treatment services for middle and high school-aged youth. This will result in\na four-year amended agreement with a new total amount not to exceed $3,617,970, with\nfuture funding contingent upon Council budget approval.\n6. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines.\na. Attachment A Initium Report Adult Crisis and Children and Youth Behavioral Health Care\nb. Attachment B_Capstone Report_Strengthening the System of Intensive BH Services for\nAdults\nc. September 13, 2022 Staff Report (Web Link)\nd. Attachment D COG board notes\ne. Attachment E_ Sup Horvath-BHS WLA Armory