HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02102015 - C.54RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #74-443-5 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$650,000, to provide trauma therapy, case management, and assessment services for SAMHWorks Clients for the
period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 69% by CalWORKS Alcohol and Other Drugs Services and 31% by CalWORKs Mental
Health. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing mental health and substance abuse
assessment and referral services as well as trauma therapy and case management services for SAMHWorks Clients.
On February 11,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/10/2015 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:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Cyntha 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: February 10, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J pigg, C Rucker
C. 54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 10, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74-443-5 with Ujima Family Recovery Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-443-3 (as amended by Contract Amendment
Agreement #74-443-4) with Ujima Family Recovery Services for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014,
which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2014, Trauma therapy, case management,
and assessment services.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-443-5 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, County’s SAMHWorks Clients will not have access to Contractor’s treatment,
assessment services, and counseling programs necessary for successful participation in the SAMHWorks program
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).