HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11081988 - S.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on _ November 8 , 1988 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder
NOES: Non
ABSENT: Non
ABSTAIN: Non
SUBJECT: Family Preservation Grant
Sup rvi.sor Robert Schroder advised that he had received
the attached l tter dated October 27, 1988 from Richard E. Hurley,
Principal, Pit sburg Adult Education Center, 20 E. 10th Street,
Pittsburg 94565, expressing concern that the Family Stress Center
was not recommnded to receive a Family Preservation Grant.
IT S BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the aforesaid :Letter is
REFERRED to th Social Services Director for report to the Board.
I hereby certify that this is a true anal correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the niaSnu',es of':tie
Beard of Supervisors on the elate shogun.
ATTESTED: /�t.�,G��,�.cr.t J 1'. /9Jdr
PI-21L BATCHELOR, Clerk of the t:�aard
of Supervisors and Courcy Administrator
By �y , DcpL ty
cc: Pittsburg Adult Education Ctr
Social Services Director
County Adninistrator
SA
PAE C PITTSBURG ADULT EDUCATION CENTER
EDUCATION • OPPORTUNITY • PROGRESS
20 E. 10Ta ST., PITTSBURG, CA 94565 RECEIVED
TELEPHONE (415) 439-2031
OCT 3 � 1988
October .27, 1'988
SUPERVISOR SCHRODER
RECEIVY �
Robert I. Schroder, Supervisor Ac-p' v2
3rd District
510 La Gonda Way PHIL RATCHOLOR
CLERK BOARD OF SUPfRY15pRg
Danville, CA 94526 By N4NrRAC f.Awl
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Dear Supervisor Schroder:
I am writing to express my dismay and frustration that the Family Stress
Center was not recommended to receive a Family Preservation Grant.
Perhaps what was most repugnant about this decision was the rationale
given to the effect that a program operator from another county (Solano/
Yolo) would not require as much lead time as Family Stress Center, which
has vast experience in Contra Costa County Family assistance services.
The Pittsburg Adult Center, which serves over 5,000 students works very
closely with Ithe Family Stress Center, bringing help and support to hun-
dreds of families. Because the Family Stress Center is such an integral
part of our .Adult Education programs for families, they have the use of
school district facilities, and work closely with the Adult Education
Staff. Awardling this contract to an agency not familiar with family
problems and 'p�rograms in this county, may be fine for the rest of the
county, but flbr Pittsburg, this decision will mean that Family Preser-
vation funds will not be in the hands of the program operator best pre-
pared to delier Family Preservation Services in our community, and
that program Iperator is the Family Stress Center.
I urge the Board to consider doing the following:
1.) Request hat county staff re-open negotiations with Families First,
Inc. , and modify the contract so that the Family Stress Center
could be a sub-contractor with Families First, Inc. , for the pur-
pose of roviding Family Preservation services in Pittsburg. This
would allow Family First to retain the project, while allowing
Family Stress to provide these needed services in Pittsburg.
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2.) Review the rationale and procedures used by Mr. Rydingsword and Mrs.
Manning in arriving at their recommendations. Hopefully, such a re-
view will help us avoid in the future a decision so detrimental to
program and services already in place for families in the Pittsburg
area.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
qRicnd E. H rley
Principal
REH/ca
cc Family Stress Center