Resolution - City Manager: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock, and StarCare Specialty Health System, for the construction of infrastructure that will serve as a center for behavioral crisis.
Item Summary
StarCare will be responsible for the construction of a 10,000 square-foot service site to be adjoined with the existing service location known as Sunrise Canyon, in which behavioral health crisis services will be delivered to assist people who are experiencing mental health distress to receive appropriate specialty healthcare, thereby avoiding emergency rooms, jails, and inpatient hospitals, as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact
Funds have been appropriated from the City of Lubbock's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation in the amount of $3,500,000.