HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092015 - C.105RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $256,200 to provide emergency shelter receiving center services in Central
Contra Costa County for children taken into protective custody or transitioning through foster placements, for the
period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$256,200: 70% State; 30% County
BACKGROUND:
The Receiving Center serves as the hub of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) emergency
shelter system. It provides temporary care to children who have been taken into protective custody and children and
youth who are transitioning into foster placements. The Receiving Center offers a homelike setting and is designed to
promote stability in placement, focus on the needs of the individual child, minimize move, and supports permanency
at the early stages of EHSD intervention.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Emergency shelter will not be available to temporarily care for children taken into protective custody.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/09/2015 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: Earl Maciel 3-1648
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: June 9, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.105
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 9, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Aspiranet for Receiving Center Services
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all five community outcomes: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2)"Children
and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient";
4)"Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of
Life for Children and Families” by providing a homelike environment for children entering the Child Welfare system.