HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08252009 - C.65RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–199–7 with Contra Costa Association for
Retarded Citizens, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $426,937, to provide
Wrap-Around, Day Treatment, and Mental Health services for high risk, delayed, or
emotionally disturbed children at the Lynn Center, for the period from July 1, 2009 through
June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 35% by Federal Medi-Cal, 22% by State Early and Periodic,
Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT), and 43% by Proposition 10.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing Wrap-Around
and other mental health services to young children with serious emotional and behavioral
disturbances, and their families, who have not had access to these services previously. This
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/25/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:Gayle B. Uilkema, District
II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District
IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District
V Supervisor
Contact: Donna Wigand,
957-5111
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 25, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: B Borbon, D Morgan
C. 65
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 25, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74–199–7 with Contra Costa Association for Retarded Citizens
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
intensive mental health support is intended to reduce out of home placements and the need
for restrictive or specialized educational settings in kindergarten.
On July 22, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74 199 6 with Contra Costa
Association for Retarded Citizens, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009,
for the provision of Wrap-Around, Day Treatment, and Mental Health services for high
risk, delayed, or emotionally disturbed children at the Lynn Center.
Approval of Contract #74–199–7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2010.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This 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).