HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12162014 - C.76RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #74-037-22 with Contra Costa ARC, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to
provide mental health services to recipients of the CalWORKs Program and their children, including individual,
group and family collateral counseling, case management, and medication management services to reduce barriers to
employment 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 $75,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by CalWORKS. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
In January 2014, County Administrator approved and Purchasing Services
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/16/2014 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: December 16, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D MORGAN , C RUCKER
C. 76
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 16, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74-037-22 with Contra Costa ARC
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Manager executed Contract #74-037-20 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #74-037-21) with Contra
Costa ARC, for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, which included a six-month automatic extension
through December 31, 2014, for the provision of mental health services to recipients of the CalWORKs Program and
their children, including individual, group and family collateral counseling, case management, and medication
management services to reduce barriers to employment.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-037-22 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, CalWORKs recipients will not have sufficient access to the children’s mental health
services as needed.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.