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Item 2.
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| City Council Work Session | |
| Date: | 09/05/2023 |
| Title: | Community Provider Programs |
| Presented by: | Chris Kukulski, City Administrator |
| Department: | City Hall Administration |
| Presentation: | Yes |
| Legal Review: | No |
| Project Number: | N/A |
RECOMMENDATION
Review the enclosed proposal and presentation from the Continuum of Care (CoC) coalition and discuss each agency’s financial requests to support prevention, diversion, and response to substance and mental health related crime in our community. In doing so, we need to understand how the proposals fit into an overall community strategy and how funding from federal, state, and county governments along with other funding sources will be complimented by city funding before finalizing any decisions.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
Partner Members of the CoC and SAC have previously been funded through various sources from city, county, and state level funds recently. As with previous years, changes to availability of funding and funding requests have changed. As funding requests and availability change and Providers continue to modify services to meet the need four (4) members of the coalition seek funding to support their individual goals. Additionally, information on each program request is in the attachments.
As I understand it today, three (3) of four (4) requests represent previously funded programs that were unallocated from State and County budgets. The final request, from Head Start, represents a request to compliment prevention services being provided by RiverStone Health through the Nurse Family Partnership program. Head Start provides similar behavioral health, medical, and family advocacy programming for nearly 300 children and their families each year. Each agency funded will participate in the collection and dissemination of data regarding outcomes including but not limited to: Number and demographics of individuals served, Services provided, Diversion results, days of participation in program, and any others that City Council requests collected. Reports will be provided on a quarterly basis. Those receiving services all come from low-income populations.
As I understand it today, three (3) of four (4) requests represent previously funded programs that were unallocated from State and County budgets. The final request, from Head Start, represents a request to compliment prevention services being provided by RiverStone Health through the Nurse Family Partnership program. Head Start provides similar behavioral health, medical, and family advocacy programming for nearly 300 children and their families each year. Each agency funded will participate in the collection and dissemination of data regarding outcomes including but not limited to: Number and demographics of individuals served, Services provided, Diversion results, days of participation in program, and any others that City Council requests collected. Reports will be provided on a quarterly basis. Those receiving services all come from low-income populations.
STAKEHOLDERS
Each agency funded will participate in the collection and dissemination of data regarding outcomes including but not limited to: Number and demographics of individuals served, Services provided, Diversion results, days of participation in program, and any others that City Council requests collected. Reports will be provided on a quarterly basis.
Those receiving services all come from low-income populations.
Those receiving services all come from low-income populations.
ALTERNATIVES
The alternative to approving requests is to not fund them or rely on other funding, however the proposal makes the following assertions if funding is not secured:
- Reduction in services
- Laying off staff
- Additional individuals in jail or not receiving services
- Potential increase in crime and/or increase in no-shows for court
- Continuation of houseless population not receiving services
- Lack of necessary services for children 3-5 y/old in early-childhood education.
FISCAL EFFECTS
The total fiscal impact for this request is $311,000.
- Rimrock Foundation: Crisis Stabilization $50,000 (Previously funded through State County-Tribal Matching grant)
- Alternatives, Inc.: Pre-trial and post-conviction monitoring services $50,000 (Previously funded through COAP and County Mill funds)
- Continuum of Care (CoC): Coordinated Entry Director & Program Support $156,000 (Previously funded through MT Healthcare Foundation grant)
- Head Start, Inc. BH Specialist/Family Advocate Partnerships/Training $55,000 (New)
SUMMARY
The presentation will review the asks from the 4 agencies, what the funds will be used for and the outcomes/goals of each agency. There will be discussion how these social services impact jail recidivism, crime, and prevention of ongoing misuse of substances and possible direction from the city council on how to proceed. Since this is a work session no final decisions can be made, but direction for future action can be given.