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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01041994 - 1.89 �e 8� Board Order - January 4, 1994 Correspondence Page 2 P/1.89 LETTER dated December 20, 1993, from Martin D. Fischer, President, The Organization for Youth Services, P.O. Box 1835, Lafayette 94549, advising that it is terminating its contract with the County effective January 31, 1994. ***REFERRED TO HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR AND AUDITOR-CONTROLLER 1.90 CLAIM received by the Clerk of the .Board on December 22, 1993, filed by David L. Martin, Attorney, McCracken, Byers & Martin, 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 101, Foster City 94404, on behalf of Viacom Cablevision, for refund of certain property taxes levied for the 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, and 1990-91 fiscal years. ***REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL, ASSESSOR, AND TREASURER=TAX- COLLECTOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as referenced (***) are approved. cc: Correspondents County Administrator Building Inspection Community Development Director County Counsel Assessor Treasurer-Tax Collector Health Services Director Auditor-Controller hetehy GPnify that thi, ;s a Tats and correct copy rn an acticn t krm Dr:n . ,;-r.; on !ho minutes of the Board of C';parv:;crs on tho date shown. ATTESTED: PHIL LVI UHELOR,COt of the Do rd \�\,doff\\Supervisors and county AdmA lni.qtrator 1 f k -%7'1 :::. ..::..... Mailing Address: Post Office Box 1835 Lafayette,CA 94549-8035 Telephone: (510)934-4542 Office Location: 1963 Tice Valley Road,Suite D11,Walnut Creek,CA 94595 Marty Fischer = President _-- SO* co�ixt� - December 20, 1993 Board of Supervisors Contra Costa County 651 Pine Martinez, CA 94553 Dear Board of Supervisors: The purpose of this letter is to provide notice that The Organization for Youth Services (T.O.Y.S.) is terminating its contract (24606-2) with the Board of Supervisors effective January 31, 1994. T.O.Y.S. has served as The Action Plan task force since early 1990 and became the CSAP grant recipient for the Acalanes region in May of 1990. It is the CSAP contract that we are terminating. We intend to continue our work in this region as The Action Plan task force and are eager to see The Action Plan implemented and succeeding throughout the county. We have coordinated our efforts with Kathy Padro at Health Services Department and she has been most supportive. Kathy understands and has been a party to the great strides made in this region since 1990. The reason for our withdrawl from the CSAP relationship is due to strong disagreement with the CSAP grant administration and its unwillingness to accept the past work of T.O.Y.S., the T.O.Y.S. organization as an acceptable CSAP coalition and the right of this region's coalition to define the needs and process of this region. A letter defining these issues was recently received by our organization from Health Services Department and is attached as a reference. It is interesting to note that even though this grant covers 40% of the time of our Executive Director, we are being told that our Executive Director may not take part in fund raising activities and is to have no life outside the CSAP grant guidelines. We cannot give up the management of our Executive Director to CSAP. We have done everything asked of us under this contract including a very pragmatic outreach to all aspects of this community to participate in The Action Plan process via the SHARE conference series conducted during 1990 and 1991. "� TOYS is a public service corporation benefiting the youth of Lamorinda and Walnut Creek ti Letter to Board of Supervisors, December 20, 1993 PG 2 From these conferences the community defined the problems and needs of our region and T.O.Y.S. became the organizing and coordinating arm of this effort. We are now being told that we must form yet another coalition to manage the CSAP grant process. This is unacceptable to us because it is duplicative, time consuming and unnecessary to organize the prevention work of The Action Plan in this region. In fact, it would be disruptive and confusing to the community, organization and network that we have labored so hard to build. Our Board of Directors met on December 15 to review the attached letter and numerous meetings that have taken place between the CSAP Project Director and representatives of T.O.Y.S. The result was unanimous agreement to end this contract and the incredible waste of manpower and energy necessary to deal with the grant administration. It is ironic... and terribly sad...that without the support of this grant we will now be able to focus our energies on the purpose of the grant rather than the care and feeding of bureaucracy. On behalf of T.O.Y.S. 7spectfully, Martin D. Fischer President cc: U.S. Congressman Bill Baker Caroline Kelley Kathy Padro = T.O.Y.S. Board of Directors Amalia Gonzalez del Valle