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April 10, 2007 Financial Impact: . There is no financial impact on the City Staff Recommends: Adoption of a proposed ordinance. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Pending approval, the Director of BHS will ensure the funds are utilized to provide services to NGRI acquittees. Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING AN ALLOCATION OF $3,500 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN THE FY 2006-2007 BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FUND OPERATING BUDGET." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Holley Nays: None Absent at time of the vote: D. Smith 07 - 169 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating an allocation of $42,500 in Federal Block Grant Funds from the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services in the FY 2006-2007 Behavioral Healthcare Services Fund Operating Budget. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) is engaged in the Transformation of its system of care to a Recovery and Empowerment model of service delivery. . To that end, DMHMRSAS has allocated funding on multiple occasions over the past two years in a variety of ways to assist the Community Services Boards (CSBs) to implement and support system change and transformation activities. Discussion: . The Transformation initiative is redefining and restructuring the philosophy and system of mental health service delivery in Virginia to move from a disability, medical model of service delivery to a recovery and empowerment model. In the Recovery model, persons being served actively participate in their treatment decisions as an active member of the treatment team. . DMHMRSAS specified that the Mental Health Federal Block Grant funds be used in one or all of three services area- Recovery Orientation, Children/Family Services and/or Information Technology. BHS will be using the funds in two of the three areas. BHS will provide staff and persons served with training institutes and opportunities in Recovery Orientation. BHS will purchase software and equipment upgrades to be prepared by July 1, 2007 to respond to the new tracking methodology, Community Consumer Submission 3 for Information Technology. Financial Impact: . There is no financial impact to the City. Staff Recommends: Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.