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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator
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DATE: August 29, 2001
County
SUBJECT:
Approval of Novation Contract ##24-928-5 with Fred Finch Youth Center
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Donna Wigand) to
execute on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-928-5 with Fred Finch Youth Center,
in an amount not to exceed $1, 360, 823, to provide school and community based mental health
services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School
District and their families, for the period from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 . This
Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2002, in an amount
not to exceed $680,412.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 25.8% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal Funds, 24.2% by State EPSDT Funds,
and 50% by Mt. Diablo Unified School District funds. No County funds are required.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This school-based collaborative program supports the following Board of Supervisors'
community outcomes: "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School" ; "Families that are
Safe, Stable, and Nurturing" ; and "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality
of Life for Children and Families" . Expected program outcomes include an increase in
positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent
Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides school and
community based mental health services, including assessments; individual, group and family
therapy; medication support; case management; outreach; and crisis intervention services
for Seriously Emotioanally Disturbed (SED) middle and high school aged children and their
families.
On June 20, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-928-3 (as amended
by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-928-4) with Fred Finch Youth Center for the period from
July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001 (which included a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2001) for the provision of school based mental health services.
Novation Contract #24-928-5 replaces the six-month automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2002 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y is SIGNATUR
/RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO MENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
s/APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD O 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.
ATTESTED
JOH S EETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 313-6411
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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