To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
STEPHANIE JOHNSON, QUALITY OF LIFE PROSECUTOR
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APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CLEAR INC. FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Clear Inc. has provided Homeless Court participants substance abuse and mental health counseling since September of 2020. Staff recommends that the City Council and Mayor approve a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue those services.
BACKGROUND
Clear Inc., operating as Clear Recovery Center, is a South Bay based mental health and substance abuse treatment provider that provides a full continuum of care. Their treatment is individualized, evidence-based and age-specific in order to give their clients the best possible chance at long term recovery. They pride themselves on their expert clinical team who is highly skilled in the latest in evidence-based treatments and therapies.
On September 1, 2020, the Mayor and City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Clear Inc. whereby Clear Inc. agreed to donate up to $5,000 of professional clinical services per month to fund a substance abuse and mental health treatment program to assist people experiencing homelessness, with the option for the City to pay for additional services not to exceed $50,000. On December 7, 2021, the Mayor and City Council approved the First Amendment, which amended the services donated to up to $3,875 per month and the term to extend the agreement to June 30, 2023. On June 20, 2023, the Mayor and City Council approved the Second Amendment, which extended the MOU for another year to June 30, 2024 at different rates. On August 19, 2025, the Mayor and City Council approved the Third Amendment, which extended the MOU until June 30, 2026.
Since the first outdoor Homeless Court on September 9, 2020, Clear Inc. has provided participant...
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