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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director ". Costa
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By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: July 19, 2006 County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-429-37 with Ujima Family Recovery Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Haven Fearn) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract #24-429-37 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,727,797, to provide perinatal substance abuse
treatment services for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT•
This Contract is funded 69% by Federal Perinatal Set-Aside and Medi-Cal, and 31% by State
SAMHWorks.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Alcohol and Drug Abuse program supports the Board of Supervisors' "Families that are
Safe, Stable, and Nurturing" community outcome by providing parenting education, stability, and
safety for mothers (and their children) and pregnant women who are alcohol and drug dependent,
while they are in substance abuse treatment. Expected outcomes include delivery of drug-free
babies, decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, reduction in the number of relapses,
and creation of a sober social network.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides family-centered
alcohol and drug treatment services to pregnant and parenting women, in order to prevent
perinatal substance abuse and improve birth outcomes.
On August 16, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract # 24-429-35 (as amended by
Contract Amendment Agreement #24-429-36) with Ujima Family Recovery Services, for the
period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, for the provision of perinatal intensive day
treatment, residential recovery program, and transitional housing for women.
Approval of Contract #24-429-37 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
,---APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARO APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS
( ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED i1u LA
Contact Person: Haven Fearn 313-6350 JOHN CULL , CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts)
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