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CC - (1) Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Critical Responses in Supportive Integrated Services for Development of a Mobile Crisis Intervention Program in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $45,000; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate
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Meeting Date: September 27, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Helen Chin/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6022
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/22/2021);
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager (09/21/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
The Ad Hoc Mobile Crisis Intervention Subcommittee, consisting of Mayor Fisch and Council Member McMorrin (Subcommittee), recommends the City Council (1) approve a professional services agreement with Critical Response in Supportive Integrated Services for the development on a mobile crisis intervention program to meet the Culver City community's mental and behavioral health needs, in an amount not-to-exceed $45,000; and (2) provide other direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
Under City Council's direction, the City performed a Public Safety Review during the Summer and Fall of 2020. Staff worked with Solidarity Consulting and the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) to assess and make recommendations for how the City will move forward in reimagining public safety.
The next step in the process is to retain a qualified consultant to provide project management services, including an experienced project manager, to help the City design a mobile crisis intervention program. The program would include a specially trained team comprised of social workers, medical technicians, and peer advocates, instead of t...
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