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Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation d/b/a Integral Care to provide HIV-related primary medical care, medications, and critical support services to people living with HIV, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $333,604 to the 12-month term beginning March 1, 2024, for a revised total agreement not to exceed $1,550,981.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $333,604 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund. Funding for the remaining terms is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
September 14, 2023 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 3 to the interlocal agreement with Integral Care to add funding in an amount not to exceed $187,896 and to ratify an increase in funding in the amount of $900 for Amendment No. 1, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,550,981 on an 8-0 vote with Council Members Alison Alter, Harper-Madison, and Pool absent.
January 26, 2023 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to the interlocal agreement with Integral Care to add funding in an amount not to exceed S27,801 to the 12-month term starting on March 1, 2022, on consent without objection.
February 17, 2022- Council authorized negotiation and execution of contracts with providers of HIV-related services under the Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief and Minority AIDS Initiative Grant Programs, for an initial 12-month term beginning on March 1, 2022, with up to three additional 12-month renewal options, on an 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Ashlee Kraus, Acting Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5044; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, (512) 972-6163.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
August 28, 2023 - The Austin HIV Planning Council approved Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Part A service category allocations, on an 8-0 vote with Planning Council Member Joe Anderson absent.
Additional Backup Information:
The Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief and Minority AIDS Initiative Grant Programs (Ryan White Part A Grant) will provide support to clients living with HIV/AIDS, residing in the ten-county Health Service Delivery Area, which includes Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson counties. The Ryan White Part A Grant provides financial assistance to communities most severely affected by the HIV epidemic.
Amendment No. 4 to the interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation d/b/a Integral Care will provide HIV-related primary medical care, medications, and critical support services to people living with HIV by increasing funding for a 12-month term beginning March 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $333,604, for a revised total agreement not to exceed $1,550,981.
Amendment No. 3 added $68,050 to the agreement for the term ending on February 29, 2024.
Amendment No. 2 exercised the first extension option in the amount of $333,604 for the term ending on February 29, 2024, term.
Amendment No. 1 added $28,701 to the agreement for the term ending on February 28, 2023.
The goal of the Ryan White Part A Grant is to ensure access to primary medical care, medications, and critical support services necessary to maintain individuals in the system of HIV-care, which are provided through a subrecipient arrangement with local HIV service organizations and community-based organizations.