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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 91-76 RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OPPOSE THE CLOSURE OF THE VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC AND SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED OPERATION AND SERVICES WHEREAS, the availability of mental health service is essential to all areas of Alameda County; and WHEREAS, the County of Alameda Mental Health services provides the only quality accessible mental health care available to many citizens; and WHEREAS, the Valley Mental Health Clinic provides quality mental health services essential to the Valley community; and WHEREAS, the Valley Mental Health Clinic is the only such service available in the area to serve those youth and adults with limited incomes with long-term mental illness or requiring regular psychiatric medication; and WHEREAS, ranked by either productivity or cost effectiveness, the Valley Mental Health Clinic compares very favorably with other County mental health clinics; and WHEREAS, the County staff has proposed the elimination of the Valley Mental Health Clinic as a cost saving measure; and WHEREAS, the closure of the Valley Mental Health Clinic will resul t in local clients being unserved or forced to travel long distances, wi th inconvenient public transportation available, to seek services outside their service area; and WHEREAS, the proposed funding reductions are selective, resulting in the Livermore-Amador Valley area being undeserved compared to the remainder of the County; and WHEREAS, the success of the new local housing programs for recovering mentally ill, supported financially by citizen donations, the City, the County via Housing and community Development Rehabilitation funds, and State and Federal grants, rests with the availability of services provided by the Valley Mental Health Clinic; and WHEREAS, the closure of the local mental health clinic is being proposed at a time when the Valley is experience growth and a need for expanding services;