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Commission approves March consent calendar including seven county innovation plan authorities
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Summary
The commission approved the consent calendar, which included meeting minutes and seven innovation funding items from San Mateo, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties totaling multi-year innovation spending authorities. The consent calendar passed by roll call.
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission unanimously moved, seconded and approved the consent calendar by roll call, which included approval of the February meeting minutes and seven innovation plan items from San Mateo County (three items), Ventura County, and San Luis Obispo County. The items on the consent calendar were presented as routine and noncontroversial; staff summarized each county’s proposed innovation spending authority and how the projects align with the Behavioral Health Wellness Act.
Key items on the consent calendar included:
- San Mateo County: a second innovation funding request of up to $580,000 to implement peer support for peer workers; a request for up to $990,000 to test temporary animal care to support wellness and housing stability; and a large request for up to $5,650,000 to prepare for Proposition 1 implementation and join Orange County’s Pivot outpatient treatment innovation component. - Ventura County: up to $2,587,377 to provide peer supports and resources for veterans and first responders transitioning to civilian life. - San Luis Obispo County: up to $600,000 to prepare for Proposition 1 implementation with technical assistance focused on full-service partnerships, school-based counseling, peer supports and early intervention.
Staff said counties provided program sustainability plans and staff had reviewed background materials. No public speakers spoke during the consent item. After a motion from Vice Chair Roulette and a second from Commissioner Robinson, staff conducted the roll call and the motion passed. The commission recorded several abstentions on the roll call; staff posted the roll-call record in the meeting minutes.
The commission directed staff to continue routine monitoring and to publish materials for public review. Several commissioners asked that counties and staff continue to prioritize equity and to identify how BHSA (Behavioral Health Services Act) and other funds will be braided to sustain programs.
