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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).