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FAMILY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE
March 1, 2010
1:00 P.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, Chair
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V, Vice Chair
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee
1. Introductions
2. Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda
(speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3. #25 – Child Care Planning/Development Council (LPC) Appointments
Presenter: Ruth Fernandez,/Susan Magnone, LPC
4. #96 – Fee for Service Child Care – An Annual Update
Presenter: Pat Stroh, Director, Community Services Bureau, EHSD
5. #99 – Closure of the Chris Adams Girls Home – On Update on Outcomes
Presenter: Donna Wigand, Mental Health Director, Health Services Department
Next regularly scheduled meeting of the Family and Human Services Committee will be held on
April 5, 2010, at 651 Pine Street, Room 101, 1:00 P.M.
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651 Pine Street, 10th floor, during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact: Dorothy Sansoe, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1009, Fax (925) 646-1353
dsans@cao.cccounty.us
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its
Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in
oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal
Employees
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
COLA Cost of living adjustment
ConFire Contra Costa Consolidated Fire District
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business as
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EPSDT State Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and
treatment Program (Mental Health)
et al. et ali (and others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
F&HS Family and Human Services Committee
First 5 First Five Children and Families Commission
(Proposition 10)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
M.D. Medical Doctor
M.F.T. Marriage and Family Therapist
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology
O.D. Doctor of Optometry
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency
Operations Center
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology
RDA Redevelopment Agency
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
RN Registered Nurse
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
vs. versus (against)
WAN Wide Area Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory
Committee
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Schedule of Upcoming BOS Meetings
March 2, 2010
March 9, 2010
March 23, 2010
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 1, 2010
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II, Chair
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V, Vice Chair
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Dr. Joseph A. Ovick, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Susan Magnone, Associate Superintendent, Educational Services
FROM: Ruth Fernández, LPC Coordinator/Manager, Educational Services
SUBJECT: Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC)
1) APPOINTMENTS 2) SEAT VACANCY
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1) APPOINT the following new members to the Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child
Care and Development, as recommended by the Local Planning Council:
Name Seat Area
Sue Houweling Child Care Provider 4 Central/South County
Carolyn Johnson Child Care Provider 5 East County
2) DECLARE vacant the following seat category:
Seat Area
Child Care Provider 2 West County
See attached supportive documentation and current Local Planning Council Member Roster.
REASON/S FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC) was
established in April 1998. Required by AB 1542, which was passed in 1993, thirty members of the LPC
were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and the County Superintendent of Schools.
Childcare consumers and providers, public agency representatives, and community representatives each
comprise 20% of the LPC. The remaining 20% are discretionary appointees. Membership is for a three-
year term. On January 7, 2003, membership was decreased from 30 to 25 members, due to the difficulty
being experienced in filling all of the seats. Membership consists of the following:
• Five consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care
services in the past 36 months;
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REASON/S FOR RECOMMENDATION:
continued from page 1
• Five child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons who
provide child care services;
• Five public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or
local education agency;
• Five community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business that provides
private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services through
participation in civic or community based organizations;
• Five discretionary appointees - a person appointed from any of the above four categories or
outside of those categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies.
Appointments to the Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development
(LPC) are subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and County Superintendent of Schools, Dr.
Joseph Ovick. The Board of Supervisors designated the Family and Human Services Committee to
review and recommend appointments on their behalf. Dr. Susan Magnone, Associate Superintendent,
Educational Services has been designated to review and recommend appointments on behalf of the
County Superintendent of Schools.
Home Phone: 925-935-2951 Work Phone:925-947-2820
Sue Houwelig
Home Address:
1225 Terrebonne Dr.
Walnut Creek Calif.94598
Work Address:
1898 Pleasant Hil Road
Pleasant Hill Calif 94523
Gender:
Female
Race/Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Education/ackground:
AA Degrees in Early Childhood Education, plus one more year of collage.
Occupation:
I have worked in the child care field for more than 41 years as a teacher and owner. I have owned and operating the
Play and Lear School located 1898 Pleasant Hil Road, Pleasant Hil since 1979, which has grown to a license
capacity of 150 and a staf of 24.
Community Activities:
I am presently the Vice President of Administration of Professional Association for Childhood Education (PACE) and
Past President ofP ACE. I served as Vice President of the National Child Care Association (NCCA) also sit on the
committees of the NCCA including Bylaws, Membership, and Conference. In the pass for PACE I have served on the
Executive Board as Treasurer, Vice President, President, Contra Costa Chapter President, Membership Chai and was
Conference Chair for 6 years. I have actively paricipated on the Legislative committee as well. I have been on the
LPC Board since 2004 (I think that was the year). I'm also on the Contra Costa Child Care Council Board and serve on
the Pre-School Makes a Difference Refinement Committee.
In 1997 through 1999 I served on the Pleasant Hill Road Steering Committee in the city of Pleasant Hill.
Special Interests:
Working for children rights and traveling
I have always been an advocate for chidren. By continuing serving on the Local Plannig Council would be a way that
I would be able to serve the chidren of Contra Costa County.
I feel with my experience working with chidren for the past 41 years and serving on various boards and committees in
the past and present I would be able to represent the needs of the child care field.
I have served on the Contra Costa Local Child Care Planning Council for the past six years and would like very much
to continue.
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A. CATEGORIES FOR APPOINTMENT
The County Board of Supervisors and the Superintendent of Schools make appointments to the Child
Care and Development Planning CounciL. Members must live or work in Contra Costa County. Twenty
percent of the Planning Council members are to be drawn from each of the following categories
described below: Child Care Consumer, Child Care Provider, Community Representative, Public Agency
Representative, and All Other. Please indicate which categories you could represent.
1. Consumer of Child Care Services - Using childcare or have used it within the past 36 months.
Are you currently utilizing Child Care? _ Yes _ No Date you last used it:Type of Care: Location:
Length of Time as a Consumer:
2. Child Care Provider- Check the types of care you provide and note the number of children:
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Licensed family care provider
Licensed & publicly funded child care center
Licensed, private for profit, or private
non-profit child care center
Subsidized Child Care Program
License exempt child care provider
# of children licensed for
# of children licensed for
# of children licensed for
# of children licensed for
# of children cared for
L09ation of your facility:
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3. Community Representative: .
includes civic or community based agencies or business. that advocate for child care but do I\OT
provide child care or contract with the California Department of Education to provide child care and
developmental services.
Organization:Service Provided:
Location:Service Area:
4. Public Agency Representative - Including city, county and local education agencies.
Agency:Service Area:
5. All Other - Please describe:
B. GEOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY REPRESENTATION
Ca1WORKS legislation AS 1542 (Education Code 8499.3 d) states, "Every effort shall be made to ensure
that the ethnic racial, and geographic composition of the local planning council is reflective of the ethnic,
racial, and geographic distribution of the population of the county"
Please indicate your ethnic origin:
'l~White (non-Hispanic)
o Black (Includes African, Jamaican, Trinidad and West Indian)
o Hispanic (includes Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Latin American or Spanish)
o Asian or Pacific Islander (includes Pakistani, East Indian, Japanese, Tongan, Filipino, Laotian, or
Vietnamese)
o American Indian or Alaskan Native (includes persons who identify themselves or are known as such by virtue
or tribal association)
o Other
Which region of the County would you represent?
C. CURRENT COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT:
Are you currently an active participant on a Council Committee? _ No -- Yes
If yes,
Which Committee: !-~1"l.L r-.. tl'C~ II' - I-JÛl:..GLC'..
What is your participation? 0
D. INTERESTS:
Personal/Professional areas of interest/experience/skills that could benefit the Council:
I am interested in becoming a Council representative because:
E. MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Members are expected to attend regular meetings on the fourth Thursday of January, March, May, July,
September, and the first Thursday of December, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and participate in at least
one committee. Additional meetings may be scheduled for training and council business.
Are you able to commit to regular participation, given this schedule:..'t Yes No
If needed, do you have the support of your agency/employer to be an active member of the Council?Yes No
F. How did you hear about the Planning Council?
Please attach your resume and a letter of interest with this application.
Mail completed application, resume and letter of interest to the Contra Costa County Local
Planning Council (LPC) Coordinator at the Contra Costa County Office of Education, 77 Santa
Barbara Road, Pleasant Hil, CA 94523.
For more information please call the LPC Coordinator at (925) 942-3413.
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BY:
z Contra Costa Alcohol and Other Drugs Services z Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services z Contra Costa Environmental Health z Contra Costa Health Plan z
z Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs z Contra Costa Mental Health z Contra Costa Public Health z Contra Costa Regional Medical Center z Contra Costa Health Centers z
William B. Walker, M.D. CONTRA COSTA
HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR MENTAL HEALTH
DONNA M. WIGAND, L.C.S.W. CHILDREN’S SYSTEM OF CARE
MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR VERN L. WALLACE, L.M.F.T
1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: (925) 957-5126
Fax: (925) 957-5156
To: Family and Human Services Committee
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors
Martinez, Ca.
From: Donna Wigand, LCSW
Mental Health Director
By: Vern Wallace, LMFT
Child and Adolescent Program Chief
Date: March 1, 2010
Cc: Suzanne Tavano
Dorothy Sansoe
Jan Cobaleda–Kegler
Valerie Early
Lionel Chatman
Re: Chris Adams Girls Center Closure Follow-Up and Outcomes
This memo will review the outcomes and closure of the Chris Adams Girls Center.
(CAGC) had a lengthy history of providing leading edge, best practice models of
treatment to the youngsters in its care. Over time, it provided Canine and Feline
adjunctive therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), CBT for
Depression, and was involved in the treatment of sexually exploited minors.
History:
The Chris Adams Girls Center was a 20 bed residential treatment facility utilizing
evidence-based services that include education, responsibility, physical and emotional
empowerment, community service, and mental health treatment for adolescent
delinquent girls with emotional disorders. All of the girls were ordered by the court
into “Group Home Placement” and were either accepted into Chris Adams Girls Center
or sent to another youth facility, most often, at great distance from their homes.
There were many fiscal and support issues that led to the eventual closure of Chris
Adams Girls Center.
Post Closure Outcomes
The center was officially closed September 15, 2009. In the two months leading up to
that closure, three girls graduated from the program, several left without permission,
and two were returned to custody at juvenile hall. At closure there were seven young
ladies in the program. Their disposition is as follows:
z Contra Costa Alcohol and Other Drugs Services z Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services z Contra Costa Environmental Health z Contra Costa Health Plan z
z Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs z Contra Costa Mental Health z Contra Costa Public Health z Contra Costa Regional Medical Center z Contra Costa Health Centers z
Five girls who had a Juvenile Probation placement with 602 (criminal offender)
status were in the program. One ran away from the program and was later placed
in an alternative program only to run away to the streets. Four of these girls
graduated and completed their program at Chris Adams Girls Center. Three of these
youngsters returned home and the fourth asked to be re-placed in another group
home, feeling she was not ready to return home. Of the four returned to the
community, two have violated their probation and are now in the Juvenile Probation
Departments’ new “Girls in Motion” program. Girls in Motion is an intense treatment
program for serious female juvenile offenders. The other two youngsters remain in
the community with supportive mental health services and, at this time, are doing
well.
There were two Child Welfare Placements in the program at closure. At this point
both of these girls are stable and doing well. One is in a group home in Sacramento
and one is living in foster placement. Both should be reunifying with their family.
They remain stable to date.
In summary, this was an excellent program serving some of Contra Costa’s neediest
girls. It was recognized both in the state and nationally as a model program for
girls. While there were several successes in this final group, several youngsters
required additional services at placements outside Contra Costa County.
.