HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12012009 - C.83RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–317-2 with Alternative Family
Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally
Disturbed (SED) youth and their families, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30,
2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009,
in an amount not to exceed $250,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 49% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 26% by State Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), 20% by Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA/SB 90), and 5% by Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides MTFC
services to SED youth who are in foster care or in Intensive Treatment Foster Care
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: B Borbon, D Morgan
C.83
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 1, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–317-2 with Alternative Family Services, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
homes, and their families, including mental health services, medication support, and crisis
intervention.
On October 28, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74 317-1 with
Alternative Family Services, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009,
with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009, for the provision of a
day treatment program for SED adolescents.
Approval of Novation Contract #74 317-2 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing MTFC services to SED youth
through June 30, 2010.
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).