HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04142015 - C.54RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #74-174-20 with Bi-Bett, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,569,798, to provide
substance abuse prevention, treatment, and testing services, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 74% by a Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant; 6% by California Work
Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids, 10% by Assembly Bill 109 and 10% Behavioral Health Court Second
Chance Act. (No rate Increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing specialized substance abuse treatment
services so that men and women, including women with children, are provided an opportunity to achieve and
maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of
criminal activity and productive engagement in the community.
On January 14, 2014, the Board of
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/14/2015 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
ABSENT: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: April 14, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, C Rucker
C. 54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:April 14, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–174–20 with Bi-Bett
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Supervisors approved Contract #74–174–18 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #74-174-19) with Bi-Bett 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 substance abuse treatment services for County residents.
Approval of Contract #74-174-20 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, persons referred through the Drug Court, pregnant women, and other County clients
will not receive drug abuse prevention, treatment, and testing services from this contractor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Alcohol and Drug Abuse prevention program supports the Board of Supervisors’ “Families that are Safe, Stable, and
Nurturing” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” community outcomes
by providing individual, group, and family counseling; substance abuse education; rehabilitation support services; and substance
abuse prevention services. Expected outcomes include increased knowledge about the impact of addiction; decreased use of
alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; increased use of community-based resources; and increased school and community support for
youth and parents in recovery.