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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts AdministratorCosta
DATE: July 20, 1989
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Facility Use Agreement #24-305-6 with
Concord--Mt . Diablo Trail Ride Association
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County , Facility Use Agreement 124-305-6 with Concord--Mt . Diablo
Trail Ride Association for the period August 13 , 1989 through
August 18 , 1989 , at no cost to the County , to provide facilities
for the East County Mental Health Services ' annual Therapeutic
Riding Camp for mentally disturbed children .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this agreement will require no additional County
money. County Mental Health Treatment Specialist Staff will
conduct the camp. IExpenses such as food for the campers and
staff , feed for the horses , tack, and camping equipment are
either donated or covered by funds which were budgeted for
FY 1989/90 ( $2 , 500 ) . Camp counselors and cooks work without pay
as volunteers .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
The Therapeutic Riding Camp is an extension of the County ' s out-
patient treatment for severely disturbed children between the
ages of 9 and 15 . It provides seven weekly activity group
meetings in preparation for camp and one week of residential
treatment in a setting which is highly appropriate for children
in this age group, particularly for our patients who come from
poor families and do not usually go to camp or have access to
horses .
Professionals from the Mental Health Clinic conduct the weekly
activity groups and the riding camp. In both phases they are
assisted by teenage and adult volunteers . Friends in the
equestrian community lend horses and tack. The Concord--
Mt . Diablo Trail Ride Association lends its entire facility.
Thus , an added value of the Therapeutic Riding Camp is that it
creates community involvement , understanding , and support .
Activities with horses have a somewhat higher risk of injury
than our other summer activity programs for our child patients .
However , this camp has not experienced any injuries in the pre-
vious six years of operation .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; x YES SIGNATURE: ��U "
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
S 1 GNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ AUG APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: _ NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AUG 1 1989
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRArOR
Contractor
M382/7-83 BY �� ��� DEPUTY
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Concord--Mt . Diablo Trail Ride Association
Facilities Use Agreement #24-305-6
Board Order Page 2
The horses , lent by members of the Concord--Mt . Diablo Trail
Ride Association , are selected carefully for their reliability
in the hands of inexperienced riders .
This year there will be four mental health professionals
( including a registered nurse ) at the camp, with a minimum of
two overnight . In addition , there will be one counselor for
every two children . These counselors are chosen for their
excellent equestrian skills .
Safety rules for being around and on horses are stressed in the
seven weekly preliminary meetings for prospective campers , as
well as during camp . Staff believes they have made this
experience as safe as possible and that the therapeutic benefits
outweigh the risks of physical injury.
The Facility Use Agreement ("Application for Use of Facilities" )
is in the same form , containing a standard indemnification
clause , that was approved by the County Counsel ' s Office for the
1983 camp and was , therefore , approved by the Department ' s
Contracts and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guide-
lines approved by the Board ' s Order of December 1 , 1981
(Guidelines for contract preparation and processing, Health
Services Department ) .