HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12082009 - C.60RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-920-14 with Fred Finch Children’s
Home, Inc. (dba Fred Finch Youth Center), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $300,000, to provide an intensive day treatment program and medication support
services for seriously 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 $150,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 51% by Federal Medi-Cal FFP, 27% by State Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), 17% 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 mental health
services, including: assessments; individual, group and family therapy;
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/08/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
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: December 8, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc:
C.60
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 8, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:24–920–14 with Fred Finch Children’s Home, Inc. (dba Fred Finch Youth Center)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
and medication support for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) and developmentally
delayed middle and high school aged children and their families.
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24 920 13
with Fred Finch Youth Center, 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 an intensive day treatment program and medication support services for
seriously emotionally disturbed children at its Fred Finch Youth Center Residential/Day
Treatment Programs.
Approval of Novation Contract #24 920 14 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 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).