Agenda Item Description
Authorize (1) an amendment to the executed sub-grant award agreement, previously approved on May 24, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-0836 with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) to (a) release the City of Dallas from its obligation to hire behavioral health professionals; (b) decrease the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Grant Fund award from $2,257,464 to $1,481,732; (c) amend Sections 2, 3, and 4, to reduce the annual grant allocation from $2,257,464 to an amount not to exceed $1,481,732 from Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Grant Funds; (d) amend Section 5 to decrease the local cash match from $757,045 to $443,232; (e) allow MMHPI to enter into an agreement with Dallas County Hospital (Parkland Hospital) to provide the critically needed staff for the Rapid Integrated Group Healthcare Team (RIGHT Care) Pilot Program; and (2) execution of a Business Associate Agreement between Parkland Hospital and the City of Dallas to participate in the RIGHT Care Pilot Program for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2020 - Total not to exceed $1,924,964 - Financing: Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Grant Funds ($1,481,732) and General Funds ($443,232) (subject to annual appropriations)