HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12012009 - C.62RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–705–54 with We Care Services
for Children, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $880,000, to provide
mental health services for high risk, delayed or emotionally disturbed children, for the
period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month
automatic extension through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $440,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal Revenue, 48% by State Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), and 2% by Mental Health
Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a day treatment
program for preschoolers with measurable delays in interpersonal, social/emotional,
language and cognitive development or children who are at risk for such delays, including
abused,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/01/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District
II 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: December 1, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C.62
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 1, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24–705–54 with We Care Services for Children
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
developmentally delayed, emotionally disturbed and environmentally deprived children who
do not meet the criteria for any categorical funding source for services.
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–705–53
with We Care Services for Children, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30,
2009, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009, for the
provision of mental health services for high risk, delayed or emotionally disturbed children.
Approval of Novation Contract #24–705–54 replaces the automatic extension under the
prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30,
2010.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This EPSDT 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).