HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12072010 - C.23RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–320–5 with The West Contra
Costa Youth Service Bureau, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $475,381,
to provide school-based mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed students
in West County, for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This contract
includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011 in an amount not to
exceed $237,690.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 62% by Federal Medi-Cal, 35% by State Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 3% by West Contra Costa Unified
School District (WCCUSD). There is no cost to County.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing school and
community based mental health services to County-designated Seriously Emotionally
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/07/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:John Gioia, District I
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 7, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: B Borbon, D Morgan
C.23
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 7, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–320-5 with The West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Disturbed (SED) elementary, middle school, and high school students within the WCCUSD,
and their families.
On January 19, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74–320-4 with The
West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30,
2010, which included a six-month automatic extension though December 31, 2010, for the
provision of school-based mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED)
students in West County.
Approval of Novation Contract #74 320–5 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2011.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, fewer school-based mental health services will be provided
to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed students in West County.
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).