HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08182015 - C.118RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #24-725-1 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, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December
31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $112,500.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Service Act. (No Rate Increase)
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 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. On July 8, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-725, with Counseling Options & Parent
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/18/2015 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: August 18, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: A Floyd, N Rios
C.118
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 18, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract # 24-725-1 with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.), for the provision of Triple-P parent education classes and practitioner trainings, for the
period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December
31, 2015.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-725-1 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2016.
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).