HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152015 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #74-058-21 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$6,801,137, to provide mobile crisis response and school- and community-based children’s specialty mental health
services 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 $3,400,569.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 48% Federal Financial Participation; 47% Mental Health Realignment; 5% Mental Health
Services Act. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On February 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-058-20 with Seneca Family of
Agencies for the provision of mobile crisis response and children’s specialty mental health services, for the
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/15/2015 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
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 15, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: E Suisala, M Wilhelm
C. 49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 15, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74-058-21 with Seneca Family of Agencies
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31,
2015.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-058-21 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing mobile crisis response and school- and community-based children’s specialty
mental health services through June 30, 2016.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, SED children throughout the County will not have access to Contractor’s mobile
crisis, and school- and community-based mental health services possibly resulting in the need for higher levels of care.
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).