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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09282010 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $166,667 to provide emergency shelter receiving center services in Central Contra Costa County for children taken into protective custody or transitioning through foster placements for the period September 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. FISCAL IMPACT: $166,667: 30% County ($50,000); 70% State Child Welfare Single Allocation ($116,667). BACKGROUND: Contractor was selected through competitive bid, Request for Proposal (RFP) 1110. The Receiving Center serves as the hub of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) emergency shelter system. It provides temporary care to children who have been taken into protective custody and children and youth who are transitioning into foster placements. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/28/2010 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 Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Contact: 925-313-1583 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: September 28, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: Melanie Mintz C.38 To:Board of Supervisors From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director Date:September 28, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract with Aspiranet for Emergency Shelter System Receiving Centers BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) The Receiving Center offers a homelike setting and is designed to promote stability in placement, focus on the needs of the individual child, minimize move, and supports permanency at the early stages of EHSD intervention. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Emergency shelter will not be available to temporarily care for children taken into protective custody. This will increase the trauma to the child and additional burden to the EHSD staff finding a placement for the child. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This contract supports all five community outcomes: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2)"Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; 4)"Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” by providing a homelike environment for children entering the Child Welfare system.