DEPARTMENT: Social Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Accept Additional Funds For Regional Behavioral Health Crisis And Recovery Center Project And Execute Grant Agreement With State Of Minnesota
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize acceptance of funding up to $5,000,000 for a project with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and Guild to design, construct, furnish, and equip a behavioral health crisis and recovery center and execution of the grant agreement with the State of Minnesota (State).
SUMMARY
On May 17, 2021, DHS, through its Behavioral Health Division, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified responders, which included counties, to design, construct or rehabilitate, furnish and equip facilities for regional behavioral health crisis centers to provide mental health services. The term of any resulting contract was anticipated to be from October 22, 2020 to December 31, 2024. Proposals were to be submitted by August 6, 2021.
By Resolution No. 21-387 (July 20, 2021), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Community Services Director to submit, in partnership with Guild, a proposal to DHS in an amount up to $5,000,0000.
On August 4, 2021, Community Services submitted the completed proposal to DHS. The proposal was developed in partnership with Capital Project Management (CPM) and Guild.
On November 10, 2021, DHS communicated it had selected Dakota County as a successful applicant, with $3,459,928 available for possible State bond funding of this project contingent on Dakota County agreeing that the grant amount is sufficient to complement the total funding of construction of the facility, and assurance that completion of required zoning and public ownership processes can be completed by December 31, 2024. At the February 8, 2022, Community Services Committee of the Whole (CSCW) meeting, staff were asked to explore alternative site options for the behavioral health crisis and...
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