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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 3, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. ~- m SUBJECT: Authorization to Allocate $80,000 to Support Operational Transition of Club Nova Community, Inc. Under Mental Health Reform DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Agenda Abstract (May 16, 2006) 2. Formal Request Letter -Club Nova Community, Inc. INFORMATION CONTACT Gwen Harvey, Asst Co. Mgr, 245 -2307 Ken Chavious, Finance Director, 245- 2453 Judy Truitt, OPC/LME Director, 913-4037 PURPOSE: To authorize the release of additional funds in the amount of $80,000 to OPC/L.ME to further facilitate the divestiture (transfer) of OPC Club Nova to Club Nova Community, Inc. (The formal transfer of management responsibility from OPC occurred in mid-May 2006.) BACKGROUND: The Club Nova mission is to serve adults in Orange County living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and provide them with structured daily activities, as well as social, vocational, and residential opportunities that support their self-esteem and successful integration into the larger community. Club Nova is an active member of the NC Clubhouse Coalition, a statewide organization of clubhouse model programs that served adults with SPMI. Alongside divestiture, Club Nova Community, Inc. has -like other prospective providers of OPC services -had to address the advent of new service level definitions and reimbursement rates from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid. As a result of increasedbudgetary uncertainties, the Club Nova Community, Inc. board and staff met during the spring with Chair Jacobs, Vice Chair Halkiotis, and county management to present its concerns and request for additional funding assistance to further support~operating responsibilities in the transition to independent status. The proposed solution, agreed upon by OPC, Club Nova, and County staff, as reported to the BOCC at its meeting on May 16 (see Attachment 1) ,was to request BOCC consideration to provide an additional allocation of $80,000 to OPC for transmittal to Club Nova Community Inc. during FY2006-07. The majority of the $80,000 would be used to continue and make available psychosocial rehabilitation services to Clubhouse clients who also require a higher level of service through the separate Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) provider. These are the clients needing the highest level of community and social support and who are most at risk for being re-hospitalized. The additional County funds would also allow the purchase of