HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01102012 - C.85RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, to execute on behalf of the County,
Contract #23-363-13 with Taryk Rouchdy, (DBA International Effectiveness Center), a sole
proprietorship, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide interpreting and translation
services to the Health Services Department, for the period from December 1, 2011 through
November 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the Department’s Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Approval of this Contract will meet Title VI language access regulations and Limited
English Proficient (LEP) patient/client needs for the County.
On December 1, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-363-10 (as
Amendment Agreement #23-363-11 and #23-363-12) with Taryk Rouchdy (dba
International Effectiveness Center), for the provision of interpreting and translation services
including
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/10/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: William Walker, MD,
957-5403
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: January 10, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Demetria Gary
C. 85
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 10, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #23-363-13 with Taryk Rouchdy (dba International Effectiveness Center)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Spanish, Vietnamese, Farsi, Laotian and other languages, for the period from December 1,
2009 through November 30, 2011.
Approval of Contract #23-363-13, will allow the Contractor to continue providing
interpretation and translation services in various languages for Limited English Proficient
(LEP) patients/clients including, but not limited to, over the phone and in-person
interpreting and translation of written materials, through November 30, 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the Health Services Department would need to contract with
another contractor in order to meet Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.
Section 2000d, et.seq. language access policy and Limited English Proficient (LEP)
patient/client needs.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.