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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator �;, x
DATE: October 22, 2007 -----0 County.h/
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#24-928-12
with Fred Finch Children's Home,Inc., (dba Fred Finch Youth Center)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(s):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on
behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-928-12 with Fred Finch Children's Home, Inc., (dba
Fred Finch Youth Center), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,599,587, to
provide school and community based. mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and their families, for the period from July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December
31, 2008, in an amount not to exceed 9799,794.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 31% by Federal Medi-Cal Revenue, 31% by State Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnostics, and Treatment Program, 13% Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
and 25% by Mt. Diablo Unified School District. No County funds are required.
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).
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISO I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSEN &�LAND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Donna Wigand, (957-5111) ATTESTEDJOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF YHE BOARb OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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#24-928-12
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides school and
community based mental health services, including assessments; individual, group and family
therapy; medication support; case management; outreach; and crisis intervention services for
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) middle and high school aged children and their families.
On December 12, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-928-10 (as
amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-928-11) with Fred Finch Youth Center for the
period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, (which included a six-month automatic extension
through December 31, 2007) for the provision of school-based mental health services.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-928-12 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2008.