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FROM. William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Contra
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator s Costa
DATE: January 4, 2006s -..- County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#24-948-13 with New Connections
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Haven Fearn) to execute on
behalf of the County, Novation Contract 924-948-13 with New Connections, a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $461,995, to provide perinatal day-treatment services and
CalWORKs assessment services for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. This
Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2006, in an amount not to
exceed$230,998.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 1001,'0 by State CaIWORKS Funds.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) EOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides assessments and pre-
treatment and pre-sobriety services for substance abusing and mentally ill participants in the
CalWORKs program to help eliminate barriers to employment.
On December 16, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-948-11 (as
amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-948-12) with New Connections for the period
from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, (which included a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2005) for the provision of outpatient perinatal intensive day treatment services and
substance abuse and mental health assessment services for participants in the CalWORKs Program.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-948-13 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SI NATUR :
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE ME ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_PROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURES :
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ACTION OF BOARD N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT100) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NO AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATESHOWN.
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JOHN SWEETEN,CL OF THE 60ARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Haven Fearn 313-6350
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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