Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)
Date Submitted: 3-18-2024
Requesting Agency: DDPHE
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Will Fenton
Email Address: William.fenton@denvergov.org
Phone Number:
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A resolution approving and providing for the execution of a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and the Caring for Denver Foundation concerning the “House 1000 Behavioral Health and Substance Misuse” program and the funding therefor.
Approves a grant agreement with the Caring for Denver Foundation for $2,000,000 and through 12-31-25 to accept the Alternatives to Jail-City Allocation grant to provide mental health and substance use services to those living in non-congregate shelters and micro-communities, citywide (ENVHL-202472887-00). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 5-6-2024. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-3-2024.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?
citywide
Contract Control Number:
ENVHL-202472887-00).
Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”):
Caring for Denver Foundation
Type and Scope of services to be performed:
These funds will allow the city to contract with providers of behavioral health and substance use services to support people on their journey to permanent housing. Grant funds will be shared by HOST and DDPHE.
This grant will cover a portion of HOST’s contract with CCH to provide behavioral health services via their mobile unit at designated sites (HOST-202371124). Through this contract, CCH will provide mental and physical health care services and micro-community locations, and up to three hotel sites serving as non-congregate shelter. Services will include the following:
• Leveraging both the Health Outreach Program (HOP) and its Street Medicine Team, CCH will visit at least one micro-community or hotel per business day while there are three or less micro-communities. When there are more than three micro-communities, CCH will visit a minimum of two sites, either hotel or micro-community each business day, as dictated by level of client need.
• Services will generally be provided at micro-community sites between the hours of 8am-4pm, as determined by level of client need. Schedules may vary based on the size and unique needs of each micro-community.
• Screen and assess clients to determine clients’ need for mental and physical health services.
• Using appropriately credentialed staff, address clients’ mental and physical health needs providing a trauma-informed, harm reductionist, motivational approach to care.
• Build rapport and create sustainable outcomes that drive clients to engage and follow treatment plans (i.e., Motivational Interviewing; Screening, brief intervention and referral, or provision of treatment as needed).
• Provide onsite Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) utilizing Suboxone, in compliance with all Federal, state, and local regulations and laws, in combination with counseling and behavioral health therapies specifically supporting people with opioid use disorders (OUDs).
• Provide psychiatric support for people living with psychiatric diagnoses including but not limited to depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, and other psychiatric conditions.
DDPHE will administer the remainder of funds ($1,148,040) to several agencies that can provide a menu of behavioral health treatment and support services. The primary focus of service delivery will be for those living at the sites and will include peer support, group and individual therapy, and creative or non-traditional modalities that support individual recovery goals. Grant funds may also be used to support the mental health needs of staff operating the sites, as well client needs related to accessing behavioral health support services (such as transportation).
Location (if applicable):
WBE/MBE/DBE goals that were applied, if applicable (construction, design, Airport concession contracts):
Are WBE/MBE/DBE goals met (if applicable)?
Is the contract new/a renewal/extension or amendment?
Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?
For New contracts
Term of initial contract:
Options for Renewal:
How many renewals (i.e. up to 2 renewals)?
Term of any renewals (i.e. 1 year each):
Cost of initial contract term:
Cost of any renewals:
Total contract value council is approving if all renewals exercised:
For Amendments/Renewals Extensions:
Is this a change to cost/pricing; length of term; terms unrelated to time or price (List all that apply)?
If length changing
What was the length of the term of the original contract?
What is the length of the extension/renewal?
What is the revised total term of the contract?
If cost changing
What was the original value of the entire contract prior to this proposed change?
What is the value of the proposed change?
What is the new/revised total value including change?
If terms changing
Describe the change and the reason for it (i.e. compliance with state law, different way of doing business etc.)