HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07082014 - C.77RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#24-725 with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $225,000, to provide Triple-P parent education classes and practitioner trainings for the period from July 1,
2014 through June 30, 2015. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015, in
an amount not to exceed $112,500.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Service Act.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing Triple P parent education programming to
at-risk families in order to help parents develop
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/08/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cynthia Belon,
957-5201
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: July 8, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: A Down, C Rucker
C. 77
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:July 8, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract # 24-725 with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
better coping skills and improve family communication. Contractor shall also provide trainings and certification
services to maintain a qualified pool of practitioners within Contra Costa County.
Under Contract #24-725, Contractor will provide Triple-P parent education classes and practitioner trainings through
June 30, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, at-risk families will have reduced access to parent education programming and
qualified Triple-P practitioners, resulting in reduced levels of service to the community.
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).