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THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ("AGREEME ') is entered into by and between the
County of Riverside, Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health (hereinafter
"RUMS-Bli") and the City of Cathedral, a California charter city and municipal corporation,
through the Cathedral City Police Department (hereinafter "C ') and is based on the
following representations and statements of purpose(collectively"Parties"and each a"Party").
A. WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of the General Community Outreach through
the Mental Healt w Enforcement Collaborative, is to allow Mental Health
Service Staff to team with Law Enforcement and respond to 9-1-1 calls involving
mental health issues;and
B. WHEREAS, C desires to enter into a Cooperative Ag ent for
Crisis/Triage Mental Health Services;and
C. WHEREAS, C desires to enter into the Mental Health Crisis Intervention
Team program in order to decrease adverse incidents involving mentally ill
people;and
D. WHEREAS, RUNS-BH and C desire to enter into the program detailed in the
Cooperative Agreement;and
E. WHEREAS, RUNS-BEI is qualified to provide crisis/triage mental health service
employees;and
F. WHEREAS, the AGREEMENT will serve as an understanding of the roles,
responsibilities and services to be provided by CITY and RUHS-BH;and
NOW,THEREFORE,Participants mutually agree as follows:
SCOPE OF SERVICE
The purpose of the AGREEMENT between participants is to outline the roles and duties
of these agencies to provide crisis/triage mental health and homeless outreach services.
1[. PR tt._RAM GOALS
A. Provide alternatives to those at risk of injury or death without appropriate mental
health/substance use crisis/triage services provided directly in the community in
collaboration with local law enforcement.
B. Reduce jail incarcerations and involun ; MH treatment/hospitalizations for
individuals whose behavior is influenced by a mental health disorder/crisis and
who are the subject of 9-1-1 calls.
C. Attempt to divert individuals with behavioral health (mental health and/or
substance use)problems into appropriate community services and supports.
D. Engage hard to reach homeless who suffer from a serious mental illness and/or
substance use disorder and link them to all available RUHS-BH and community
resources in a coordinated and effective manner.
III. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. RUHS-BH RESPONSIBILITIES
Attachment I is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
B. C RESPONSIBILITIES
Attachment I is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
IV. FISCAL PROVISIONS
A. RUHS-BH shall fully fund one (I) CT II position and no offset is required from
C .
B. Equipment purchased by either party will remain their property and shall be returned
to them upon termination of this AGREEMENT.
C. C is not responsible for reimbursement of any costs to offset the Clinical
Therapist 11 (CT II) position. If in subsequent terms of this AGREEMENT, the
Parties desire to provide for such reimbursement, it shall be done through an
amendment to this AGREEMENT.
This AGREEMENT shall be funded through funds identified in the annual RUHS-
BH budgets and is subject to change dependant on funding fluctuations.
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V. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. EFFECTIVE PERIOD
This AGREEMENT shall be effective for three (3) y beginning July I,2021
and ending June 30, 2024. This AG'.. EM may be renewed annually upon
mutual consent by both parties (RUHS-BII and C ) and upon availability of
funding.
B. ALTERATION OF TERMS AND ENTIRE AGREEM
The body of this AGREEMENT fully expresses all enders . ding of the parties
concerning all matters covered and shall constitute the total AGREEMENT. No
addition to, or alteration of, the terms of this AGREEMENT, whether by written
or verbal understanding of the parties, their officers, agents, or employees, shall
be valid unless made in the form of a written amendment to this AGREEMENT,
which is formally approved and executed by Participants.
C. AMENDM $
In the event that either party desires to amend the terms of this AGREEMENT,
P. -cipants will comply with the terms of this AGREEMENT until such time as
the amendment is approved or formal action is taken by the County of Riverside
Board of Supervisors and the CITY Council.
D. TERMINATION
This AGREEMENT may be terminated by either party by giving 30 days written
notice by certified mail of intention to terminate, such period beginning upon
receipt of notice, and may be terminated for cause, such as a willful and/or
material breach of the AGREEMENT by either party by giving five (5) days
written notice of intention to terminate by certified mail.
E. NOTICES
All notices, claims correspondence, reports, and/or statements authorized or
required by this AGREEMENT shall be addressed as follows:
RUNS-BH: County of Riverside
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health
Program Support Unit
4095 County Circle Drive
Riverside,CA 92503
C City of Cathedral
Cathedral City Police Department
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City,CA 92234
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Unless the persons or addresses are otherwise identified by notice given in the
manner specified by this paragraph, all notices shall be deemed effective when
they are reduced to writing and deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, and addressed as above. Any notices, correspondences, reports, and/or
statements authorized or required by this AGREEMENT addressed in any other
fashion shall not be acceptable.
E. CONFIDENTIALITY,
CITY and RUHS-BH agree to maintain the confidentiality of all mental health
and substance use client information in accordance with all applicable Federal,
State and local laws and regulations. CITY and RUI[S-BH will ensure that
names, addresses, phone numbers, and any other individually identifiable
information concerning mental health and/or substance use clients and the
services they may be receiving are kept confidential. CITY and RUHS-BH will
not divulge any mental health and/or substance use client information to any
unauthorized person.
CITY and RUHS-BIl shall maintain the confidentiality of all mental health and
substance use health records that it maintains, receives, or sends to RUHS-BIl.
Records include, but may not be limited to, claims that include individual
identifying client information, individually identifiable health records and
information, and/or Management Information System records. CITY and RUHS-
Bil shall have reasonable safeguards in place to prevent unauthorized access to
records.
Applicable Confidentiality Laws include, but may not be limited to, California
Welfare & Institutions Code, Sections 5328 through 5330, inclusive, 45 CFR
Section 205.50,42 CFR-Chapter 1-Part 2. CITY and RUHS-BH shall require all
its officers, employees, and agents providing services hereunder to acknowledge
the understanding of and agreement to fully comply with, such confidentiality
provisions.
The CITY and RUHS-BH shall indemnify and hold harmless each of their
respective officers, employees, and agents, from and against any and all loss,
damage, liability, and expense arising from any disclosure of such records and
information by each party's own officers,employees,or agents.
RUHS-BH agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all criminal and law
enforcement information in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and
local laws and regulations. RUHS-BH will ensure that names, addresses, phone
numbers, and any other individually identifiable information concerning criminal
violations and related law enforcement activities they may be receiving are kept
confidential. RUHS-BH will not divulge CITY confidential information to any
unauthorized person.
RUHS-BH shall maintain the confidentiality of all mental health and substance
use health records that it maintains, receives, or sends to CITY. Records include,
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but may not be limited to, claims that include individual identifying client
information, individually identifiable health records and information, and/or
Management Information System records. RUHS-BH shall have reasonable
safeguards in place to prevent unauthorized access to records.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. SEVERABILITY: If any provision in this AGREEMENT is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or
invalidated in any way.
B. HOLD HARMLESS-INDEPENDENT PARTNER: It is understood and agreed
CITY is an independent entity and that no relationship of employer-employee
exists between the parties hereto. CITY shall not be entitled to any benefits
payable to employees of the County of Riverside or RUHS-BII, including County
Workers' Compensation Benefits. RUHS-BH is not required to make any
deductions from the compensation payable to CITY under the provisions of this
AGREEMENT; and as an independent entity, CITY hereby hold RUHS-Bil
and/or the County of Riverside harmless from any and all claims that may be
made against RUHS-B11 and/or County of Riverside based upon any contention
by any third party that an employer-employee relationship exists by reason of this
AGREEMENT.
C. INSURANCE-INDEMNIFICATION: Each party hereto agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the other party, its agency,officers,agents and employees, free and
harmless from any liability whatsoever, including wrongful death, based or
asserted upon any acts or omission of such Indemnifying Party, relating to or in
any way connected with or arising from the accomplishment of the work by the
Indemnifying Party.
Each party further agrees to protect,indemnify and defend at it expense including
attorney fees, the other party, its agency officers, agents and employees in any
legal action(s)or claim(s) based upon such alleged acts or omissions whether the
subject action(s) or claim(s) are well-founded, properly filed or pleaded, or not
commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Without limiting such indemnification, each party shall maintain in force at all
times during the performance of this AGREEMENT, insurance policies
evidencing coverage during the entire term of the AGREEMENT as follows:
1. General liability insurance in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 per
occurrence and aggregate.
2. Workers' Compensation insurance in accordance with statutory
requirements.
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3. If motor vehicles are used pursuant to this AGREEMENT, not less than
$1,000,000 combined single limit for d. age to property and injury to
persons.
These requirements may be met by a progr. of self-insurance.
D. RECORD RETENTION: RIVERSIDE agrees to in all records pertaining to
this AGREEMENT for a period of three years after termination of this
AGREEMENT, or such federal and state provisions in effect. If, at the end of
three years,there is ongoing litigation or an audit involving those records, RM.'S-
MI shall retain the original records until the resolution of such litigation or audit;
C shall retain copies of the records until the resolution of such litigation or
audit.
F. JURISDICTION, VENUE, ATTORNEY'S FEES: This AGREEMENT is to be
construed under the laws of the State of California. The parties agree to the
jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate courts in the County of Riverside, State
of California. Should action be brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of
this AGREEMENT, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorney's fees in
addition to whatever other relief is granted.
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A. RUMS-BH RESPONSIBILITIES
RUNS-BH wilI provide one full time Clinical Therapist to work with CITY.
CITY Assignments:
1. RUHS-BH Staff will work directly with police officers on patrol and with police
department administrators to bring direct knowledge and experience regarding
mental health resources.
2. All assigned RUHS-BH staff will be required to pass security background
requirements as determined by CITY.
3. RUFIS-BH Staff shall be required to adhere to dress code requirements as
specified by CITY for Crisis Intervention Team members.
4. RUHS-BH shall furnish polo shirts and light jackets with logos or insignia as
approved by CITY.
5. RUHS-BH will provide MH staff with cell phones that have e-mail functionality.
6. RUHS-BH Information Technology (IT) staff will coordinate IT installation of
RUHS-BH ELMR database and e-mail with CITY IT staff.
7. RUHS-BH Staff will routinely attend CITY daily roll calls in order to provide
consultation and brief training as it is identified and requested by CITY.
8. RUHS-BH Staff will routinely be assigned by CITY to ride with patrol officers in
the field in order to respond to 9-1-1 calls as requested by CITY Dispatch.
9. RUHS-BH Staff will work to find alternatives to divert mental health consumers
into MU services and supports including emergency housing, hospitalization,
outpatient MH services and other MH support services.
10. RUHS-BH Staff will provide alternatives to incarceration and arrest through
referral and linkage to other community based mental health,substance use(SU),
and/or social services resources.
11. RUHS-BH Staff will provide alternatives to mental health involuntary treatment
through referral and linkage to other community based Mil/SU and social
services resources.
12. RUHS-BH Staff will provide crisis intervention service planning for individuals
with mental health issues who are frequently the subject of 9-1-1 calls.
13. RUHS-BH Staff will work directly with police to improve the appropriateness
and quality of mental health detentions.
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14. RUHS-BH Staff will work with police to provide direct intervention from the
perspective of mental health background and training.
15. RUHS-BH Staff will provide engagement and outreach services to homeless
mentally ill persons who come in contact with police officers.
16. RUHS-BH Staff will provide assistance in dealing with calls involving domestic
disturbances or violence that involve potential mentally ill or substance use
consumers. RUHS-BH Staff will provide assistance and support to children and
families in crisis,and linkage to appropriate community services.
17. RUHS-BH Staff will assist the CITY in establishing Crisis Intervention Teams
(CITs) consisting of police officers who arc specialty trained and certified by
CITY in mental health crisis intervention to be deployed to 5150/9-1-1 calls.
18. RUHS-BII Staff working within the Police Department will have computer and
telephone access, RUHS-BII enrollment, and service contact information to
utilize and assist enrolled clients and police officers responding to 5150 calls.
19. When direct services with police patrol officers are not needed, RUHS-BH staff
will remain at the police department offices and will provide consultation in-
person,by telephone or radio for police officers responding to mental health crisis
situations.
20. Police officers often go to locations where homeless persons congregate. RUHS-
BEI Staff will go with police to work with homeless people where they congregate
in order to identify and engage persons that may be eligible for RUHS-BH
services and/or to facilitate referrals and linkage to community resources that may
assist general population and homeless persons. RUHS-BH Staff will coordinate
follow-up outreach with RUHS-BH Homeless Outreach Teams and/or City of
Cathedral Homeless Outreach Teams as needed. RUHS-BH Staff will work in
the office to arrange social service supports and coordinate services with other
agencies and programs.
21. RUHS-BH Staff will coordinate with jail incarceration diversion teams and
programs including mental health and drug courts to intervene and help to divert
persons with a serious mental health disorder into appropriate and recommended
MU treatment services and supports, and persons with impairing substance use
disorders into substance abuse treatment services and supports.
22. RUHS-BH Staff may work directly with RUNS-BH Detention Mental Health
staff to coordinate MH/SU services and assist with issues involving inmates
detained through CITY in post-booking, pre-trial diversion and linkage to
community resources upon release from incarceration.
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23. RUHS-BH Staff may work with other mental health crisis response services
involving 9-I-1 calls, such as training and support to . bulance emergency
medical technicians and Riverside Fire Depa ent(RFD)par• edics.
24. RUHS-BEI Staff will develop public information brochures regarding police/MH
collaboration, contact information and phone numbers for community resources
and referrals,and Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs).
25. And other duties as agreed upon by both parties.
B. CI RESPONSIBILITIES
I. C will assign law enforcement personnel and RUEIS-BH staff to respond to
requests for assistance in the field.
2. Work stations at each of the C substations that RUHS-BH staff will be
assigned with computers and Internet access.
3. Each staff member will n • general access Honeywell cards into C Police
Stations as identified by C .
4. CITY IT staff will coordinate IT installations with RUHS-BH IT, this includes
compliance with Federal HIPAA required level of security and providing RUHS-
BH staff with a City of Cathedral e-mail account.
5. C will conduct security background investigations for designated RUEIS-BH
staff and maintain the confidential records of the investigation outcomes.
6. CITY shall provide a ballistic vest to RUHS-BEl liaison/staff.
7. CITY will provide training, based on a curriculum developed and approved by
RUHS-BH,regarding field operations and safety.
8. And other duties as agreed upon between by both parties.
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